the Postal Service

noun

US

: the U.S. government department in charge of collecting and delivering mail

Examples of the Postal Service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

The tense exchange occurred during a June 24 hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on reforming the Postal Service’s business model. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that under the proposal, the Postal Service would not deliver the mail ballots of any states that refuse to turn over their absentee voter lists to the federal government. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 25 June 2026

This year, more than 500,000 Americans cast votes in the Stamp Encore Contest to bring their favorite stamp back into circulation as part of celebrations surrounding the Postal Service and the nation's 250th anniversary. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 1 June 2026

Rhymes for the Postal Service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus