postal service

noun

: post office sense 1

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The original lawsuit said significant concerns with the postal service were a basis for the challenge against the removal of the grace period. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

My geekiest childhood hobby was stamp collecting, and Saarland once had its own postal service. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

Both worked for the postal service on nearby routes for the next 17 years. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

And grace periods prevent people from losing their vote over postal service delays. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postal service

• interservice
• disservice
• preservice
• nervous
• nervus

Kids Definition

postal service

noun

: a government department in charge of handling the mail