postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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As of the first of the year, Topoll was told all significant projects were being reevaluated and the postal service never signed the contract. Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Before the postal service was formalized, that was where mail came. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026 The storm could derail processing, transportation, and delivery of mail and packages, the postal service said. Richard Mize, Oklahoman, 24 Jan. 2026 To conceal the fraud, Cruz Quiles used the credentials of another employee to access the postal service’s computer system at the service counter and fraudulently coded the transactions, federal officials said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for postal service

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postal service was in 1885

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“Postal service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal%20service. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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