mailbox
noun
mail·box
ˈmāl-ˌbäks 
1
: a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail
2
: a public box for deposit of outgoing mail
3
: a computer file in which email is collected
Examples of mailbox in a Sentence
On the way to work, I dropped my letters in the corner mailbox.
She checked her mailbox daily, hoping for a letter from her son.
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Ever since, American ports, mailboxes, and homes have been flooded with cheap clothing, electronics, accessories, skin-care products, toys, and a host of other consumer goods.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Deposited in nearly 50 million mailboxes each year, the most recent catalog was canceled before going to the printer this month, Kilpatrick said, a first in her two-decade tenure with the company.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In addition, the Vibee space boasts exclusive merch, a fan mailbox to send messages directly to the Boys, and a VIP airport lounge that even includes a circa-2000 Billboard magazine for some pre-show reading.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
His character contributed to a recurring joke hiding in unusual places like airport lockers, vending machines and mailboxes.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Deposited in nearly 50 million mailboxes each year, the most recent catalog was canceled before going to the printer this month, Kilpatrick said, a first in her two-decade tenure with the company.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In addition, the Vibee space boasts exclusive merch, a fan mailbox to send messages directly to the Boys, and a VIP airport lounge that even includes a circa-2000 Billboard magazine for some pre-show reading.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
His character contributed to a recurring joke hiding in unusual places like airport lockers, vending machines and mailboxes.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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mailbox
noun
mail·box
ˈmā(ə)l-ˌbäks
1
: a public box in which to place outgoing mail
2
: a private box (as on a house) for the delivery of incoming mail
3
: a computer file in which email is collected
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