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.
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The actor played know-it-all postal worker Cliff Clavin through the series’ first nine seasons.
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Lauren Coates, Variety, 20 May 2025
But in a time when Amazon customers can track their packages second-by-second, the inspector general warned that continued mail delays may prompt postal customers to seek alternatives, further exacerbating the financial challenges.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Monday’s executive order eases the 120% tariff on de minimis postal packages down.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The investigation that began with the customer reporting their AirPods as stolen resulted in Miller pleading guilty to theft of U.S. mail by a postal employee, a federal charge, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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Lauren Coates, Variety, 20 May 2025
But in a time when Amazon customers can track their packages second-by-second, the inspector general warned that continued mail delays may prompt postal customers to seek alternatives, further exacerbating the financial challenges.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Monday’s executive order eases the 120% tariff on de minimis postal packages down.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The investigation that began with the customer reporting their AirPods as stolen resulted in Miller pleading guilty to theft of U.S. mail by a postal employee, a federal charge, according to prosecutors.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 6 May 2025
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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