How to Use post office in a Sentence
post office
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Staff have to go to the post office to pick up the mail.
—Nuha Dolby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2020
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On the way to the post office, Nichol received a call from the Maui P.D.
—Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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There used to be that rush to the post office on April 15.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
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In heavy traffic, the drive from the post office to the U. is about a half-hour.
—Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
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The man had mailed the check at the Mayfield Heights post office.
—cleveland, 19 Apr. 2022
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The post office sits on one of the busier corners in town.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 15 July 2021
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The post office did a check of their places and there’s nothing there.
—Lisa Phu, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
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Are Fort Worth banks and the post office open on the Fourth of July?
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
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The shoes were sold for $705 and shipped to a post office box in Michigan.
—cleveland, 11 Sep. 2020
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There’s a move afoot to get the old post office to return to its old roots at the store.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2021
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That gives folks an excuse not to mow the lawn, fire up the grill or drive to the post office.
—Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2022
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The post office has new stamp designs for the St. Louis World’s Fair.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s ties to the former D.C. post office dates back to 2012.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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The post office quietly closed in 1951, a sign of things to come.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2023
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Eighty percent of the cost of the post office is labor.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2020
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Ash Flat traces its birth to 1856 when a post office was placed there.
—Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2020
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The lodge has a country store and post office that is open year-round.
—Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2021
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Four of her packages haven’t even been scanned at the post office.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2020
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There was a place called the Parisian Room, way down on La Brea, which is now a post office.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 21 May 2021
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The ground lease for the post office on Center Street is set to expire in May 2025.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
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Democrats shouldn’t be scared of changing how the post office is run.
—Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 12 Feb. 2021
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Those neighbors have had to pick up their mail at the post office.
—David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Apr. 2022
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The post office was flooded, as was the Hamilton Cafe and Store.
—NBC News, 16 Nov. 2021
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And with the post office still open for business, Pray will keep its place on the map for years to come.
—Colin Burke, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
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Once that lease ends, the city will become the post office’s landlord.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
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Don’t ask me to support the post office any more.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
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This desk once stood in the Ten Mile post office, where it was used to sort the mail.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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Places like schools, federal offices and post offices remain open for the day.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
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And my den looked like the post office with all the cards and letters.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 May 2026
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Put the envelope in your mailbox, give it to your mail carrier or take it to the post office.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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