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postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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Soon, Sweden’s postal service issued stamps bearing images of af Klint’s paintings. Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025 With the busy holiday season looming, Steiner said the postal service is ready, noting $20 billion has been spent over the past four years on mail processing and logistics modernization. Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025 The postal service is primarily self-funded and doesn't depend on the appropriations process to continue running as usual. The Npr Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025 Dog attacks on postal service employees reached over 6,000 cases in 2024, according to the United States Postal Service. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025 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 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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