return address
noun
: an address on an envelope or package that shows where the envelope or package should be returned to if it cannot be delivered
I forgot to put the return address on the envelope.
Examples of return address in a Sentence
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In April 2025, Vaden allegedly received an anonymous letter at her home bearing the Elk Grove Police Department’s return address that discussed Davis’ relationship with the subordinate.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Put your return address in the upper lefthand corner, and affix a stamp on the upper righthand corner.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
Notably, in addition to the error in the facility name in the return address and the mail apparently being processed after Epstein’s death, the postmark also shows the letter being mailed from Northern Virginia, not New York.
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
Want a return address on the envelope?
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 Dec. 2025
The return address was from California, and the sender wasn't familiar to me.
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CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
In the hope that the balloons would be returned, the makers included a return address and a reward.
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Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Mulzet reads an excerpt from Herscht 07769, which takes its title from the protagonist’s decision to write German Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter using only his name and postcode as a return address.
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Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
The return address was in Kamloops, British Columbia.
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Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Put your return address in the upper lefthand corner, and affix a stamp on the upper righthand corner.
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
Notably, in addition to the error in the facility name in the return address and the mail apparently being processed after Epstein’s death, the postmark also shows the letter being mailed from Northern Virginia, not New York.
—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
23 Dec. 2025
Want a return address on the envelope?
—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 Dec. 2025
The return address was from California, and the sender wasn't familiar to me.
—
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
In the hope that the balloons would be returned, the makers included a return address and a reward.
—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
27 Nov. 2025
Mulzet reads an excerpt from Herscht 07769, which takes its title from the protagonist’s decision to write German Chancellor Angela Merkel a letter using only his name and postcode as a return address.
—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
The return address was in Kamloops, British Columbia.
—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Return address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20address. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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