post office
noun
1
: a government department or agency handling the transmission of mail
2
: a local branch of a national post office handling the mail for a particular place or area
3
: a game in which a player acting as postmaster or postmistress may exact a kiss from one of the opposite sex as payment for the pretended delivery of a letter
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That is not what the post office is equipped to do.
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John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Applicants at post offices in the capital, Madrid, and Barcelona described a process without incidents, though some criticized long wait times even with appointments.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Others used post office boxes, mail drops and even hotel addresses instead of the physical address required by federal regulations.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The soda shop, the hardware store, the post office.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Applicants at post offices in the capital, Madrid, and Barcelona described a process without incidents, though some criticized long wait times even with appointments.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Others used post office boxes, mail drops and even hotel addresses instead of the physical address required by federal regulations.
—Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
The soda shop, the hardware store, the post office.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for post office
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“Post office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/post%20office. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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