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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In his role from July 30 through Nov. 1, Barnard made phone calls, sent emails and mailed postal letters to fellow Macalester alumni assigned to him by Macalester’s fundraising staff to solicit charitable donations.
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
That night, a local official and postal workers stamped some of the thousands of commemorative covers crammed into the Electra’s nose.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
But about 330 checks are in limbo after postal workers tried unsuccessfully to deliver them to vacant or destroyed homes.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Hence, in this digital age when many people no longer stock postage stamps or envelopes or have any idea where their nearest postal box might be, only the most irascible of curmudgeons would make the effort.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 3 June 2025
That night, a local official and postal workers stamped some of the thousands of commemorative covers crammed into the Electra’s nose.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
But about 330 checks are in limbo after postal workers tried unsuccessfully to deliver them to vacant or destroyed homes.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Hence, in this digital age when many people no longer stock postage stamps or envelopes or have any idea where their nearest postal box might be, only the most irascible of curmudgeons would make the effort.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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