postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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That report suggested both parties to allow Canada Post to close more rural post offices, expand community mailboxes, and give the postal service flexibility to hire part-time workers for weekend parcel delivery. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025 McClatchy News reached out to her attorney May 27 and was awaiting a response. LeBlanc, 48, a longtime postal service employee, worked as Seekonk Post Office’s postmaster from late 2023 to the beginning of 2025, prosecutors said. Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025 However, the birds ended up on the postal service truck for longer than intended. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 24 May 2025 The audit also found that USPS does not track whether cluster box units are owned by the postal service or owned privately, and postal employees rely on local staff to determine who is responsible for maintaining those mail boxes. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postal service

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postal service was in 1885

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“Postal service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal%20service. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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