How to Use postage in a Sentence

postage

noun
  • How much is the postage for this package?
  • I hope I put enough postage on the package.
  • Enclose two dollars for postage and handling.
  • At the time, no postage stamps paid for by letter senders were used.
    Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The main pool deck, with adult and children's pools, is postage stamp–size.
    Carolyn Spencer Brown, Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2015
  • Some of the funds were spent on mask-making supplies and postage.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Mail it without postage and it will be ‘returned’ to the sender.
    Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • First editions late in a series can go for less than the cost of postage.
    Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • West said that all ballots are mailed with a note about the proper postage.
    Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Here’s a bit more on the champ’s stamp and other postages going on sale this week.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Central to that is the costs for printing mail-in ballots and postage.
    Andrew Taylor and Christina A. Cassidy, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2020
  • LaRose plans to buy first-class postage stamps and then provide them to county boards.
    Rick Rouan, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2020
  • They're reimbursed for postage from the group's fundraising funds.
    Bethany Hines, CNN, 29 June 2020
  • And the Yankees, with the help of their postage-stamp of a ballpark, hit a ton of them.
    Ted Berg, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2017
  • There is also a financial piece in the amount of paper and postage that is saved.
    Erika Butler, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • How much of the money passes through to cover postage and printing?
    Fox News, 1 Aug. 2018
  • This year, postage increased by 5 cents, for a total of 73 cents per stamp.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
  • If mailed, the return must be postmarked on or before the due date with proper postage.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Of the five, Colorado and Utah ask voters to pay postage to mail their votes.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The issuing of coinage and postage stamps tends to be the first order of business for a new state.
    Geoff Manaugh, The Atlantic, 20 July 2021
  • The cast numbers just six, and the stage is postage-stamp size, but everything feels much bigger.
    Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, 21 June 2019
  • But the two-page ballot requires at least two stamps to cover 71 cents worth of postage.
    Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • No postage is required, but it must be postmarked by today, June 2.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • Keep a close eye on the costs of both the packaging materials as well as the postage costs.
    Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • One new poll, for example, found 74% like the idea, with prepaid postage, of course.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Where necessary, a postmark also cancels postage so that it cannot be reused.
    Chris Mueller, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The service is self funded and operates through the sale of postage and postal services.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
  • Until next time, may your deadlines be met, your penalties be waived, and your postage be properly paid.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • The company will print it on the card chosen and send it to the recipient, and even pay for the postage.
    Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Check the Kickstarter campaign site for regional postage costs.
    New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026

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