Synonyms of postman
Examples of postman in a Sentence
the postman comes at around nine every morning
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The postman will stop you for a chat, and people will remember your kids’ names.
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Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Halfway through Diva, Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 thriller about a young postman caught in a gangster plot after secretly recording a beautiful Black American opera soprano, the singer has a tough conversation with her agent.
—Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
In the third row is an exceptionally tall young man, still wearing his postman’s uniform.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
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Alli Forde, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Halfway through Diva, Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 thriller about a young postman caught in a gangster plot after secretly recording a beautiful Black American opera soprano, the singer has a tough conversation with her agent.
—Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
In the third row is an exceptionally tall young man, still wearing his postman’s uniform.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
When layabout postman Jesper gets assigned to the frozen town of Smeerensburg with an ultimatum to process 6,000 letters, a reclusive toymaker might be his only hope.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for postman
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“Postman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postman. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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postman
noun
post·man
ˈpōs(t)-mən 
-ˌman
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