1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
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Rovsek expressed his appreciation for the postal employees’ hard work, especially during challenging times when the Postal Service continued to deliver essential communications and packages to millions of Americans.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Staff, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Rovsek expressed his appreciation for the postal employees’ hard work, especially during challenging times when the Postal Service continued to deliver essential communications and packages to millions of Americans.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026
His father worked as a postal clerk and his mother in a department store.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
What benefits do postal workers get?
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for postal
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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