1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bipartisan teams are tasked with picking up ballots from regional postal centers and drop boxes.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
That's according to Jeff Fleming, the mayor's spokesperson, as well as a postal inspector and a fire official, who spoke to reporters about 1 p.m. Friday.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Few residents receive postal delivery to their homes and Amazon packages are delivered to the Shell gas station.
—Tom Hals, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Trapped in the middle of a snowstorm in their formerly idyllic rural community, a forest ranger (Sam Richardson) and a postal employee (Milana Vayntrub) must uncover the mysterious beast behind a series of gruesome murders.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
That's according to Jeff Fleming, the mayor's spokesperson, as well as a postal inspector and a fire official, who spoke to reporters about 1 p.m. Friday.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Few residents receive postal delivery to their homes and Amazon packages are delivered to the Shell gas station.
—Tom Hals, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
Trapped in the middle of a snowstorm in their formerly idyllic rural community, a forest ranger (Sam Richardson) and a postal employee (Milana Vayntrub) must uncover the mysterious beast behind a series of gruesome murders.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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