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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Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Those talks resulted in multiple work stoppages, with the postal workers having engaged in rotating strikes since October.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025
Written comments may be submitted via email or postal mail.
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november 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Those talks resulted in multiple work stoppages, with the postal workers having engaged in rotating strikes since October.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Nov. 2025
Written comments may be submitted via email or postal mail.
—Chase Jordan
november 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
What benefits do postal workers get?
—Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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 28 Nov. 2025.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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