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the mailman usually leaves packages outside the mailbox
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Firemen are now firefighters, mailmen are letter carriers, policemen are police officers.
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The mailman, grimacing as Roark’s teeth made contact.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 24 June 2024
What government services will operate on Juneteenth? Don’t expect to see your mailman delivering on Juneteenth.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
Krumholtz had not come from wealth; his father was a mailman.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The mailman, grimacing as Roark’s teeth made contact.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 24 June 2024
What government services will operate on Juneteenth? Don’t expect to see your mailman delivering on Juneteenth.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2024
Krumholtz had not come from wealth; his father was a mailman.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mailman
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“Mailman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailman. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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mailman
noun
mail·man
ˈmā(ə)l-ˌman 
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