postal service

noun

Examples of postal service in a Sentence

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America’s Founding Fathers had the foresight to recognize that an efficient postal service would be an essential tool of democracy. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025 The agency serves almost 169 million addresses in the U.S., delivering more mail and packages than any other postal service in the world, according to the USPS website. Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 The postal service has said little about the delays. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 The postal service processed more than three billion pieces of mail volume in the Sacramento area in fiscal year 2024, according to the audit. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for postal service

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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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 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

postal service

noun
: a government department in charge of handling the mail
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