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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On the other hand, losing my e-mail would be disastrous, and the return address appeared to be legitimate.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
The package, which was addressed to the museum curator with no return address, contained a letter from someone claiming to be a retired physician who said the two specimens were a donation to the museum.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
On the top-left corner of the envelope, for her return address, Keldy put her full name and alien number.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
Prior to the shooting rampage, the suspect visited a post office in Henderson and sent 22 letters to university personnel across the U.S. with no return address, according to McMahill.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
Shortly before heading to campus, Polito visited a Henderson post office and mailed 22 letters to university personnel at UNLV and Eastern Carolina University with no return address.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
The return address on the package included the addresses of both Seattle Public Schools and John Sanford Center for Educational Excellence, the location of the district's office.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2023
One October afternoon in 2022, a random package from Amazon was dropped on my doorstep with no accompanying note or return address.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
The box was placed into a store’s bin without a return address, Berry said, so the skull’s owner remains unknown, much like the story of the skull itself.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
The package, which was addressed to the museum curator with no return address, contained a letter from someone claiming to be a retired physician who said the two specimens were a donation to the museum.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
On the top-left corner of the envelope, for her return address, Keldy put her full name and alien number.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024
Prior to the shooting rampage, the suspect visited a post office in Henderson and sent 22 letters to university personnel across the U.S. with no return address, according to McMahill.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2023
Shortly before heading to campus, Polito visited a Henderson post office and mailed 22 letters to university personnel at UNLV and Eastern Carolina University with no return address.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
The return address on the package included the addresses of both Seattle Public Schools and John Sanford Center for Educational Excellence, the location of the district's office.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2023
One October afternoon in 2022, a random package from Amazon was dropped on my doorstep with no accompanying note or return address.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2023
The box was placed into a store’s bin without a return address, Berry said, so the skull’s owner remains unknown, much like the story of the skull itself.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
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“Return address.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/return%20address. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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