How to Use mail carrier in a Sentence

mail carrier

noun
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  • Make sure the dog is restrained and out of reach of a mail carrier.
    — Olivia Munson, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2021
  • The roof of the vehicle is tall enough to allow a mail carrier to stand in the back.
    — Matt McFarland, CNN, 20 July 2022
  • His father, Bob, was a mail carrier and a skilled golfer.
    — New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
  • In fact, my mail carrier was able to identify the scent as mesquite wood from the other side of the yard.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Jan. 2022
  • The mail carrier took off after him, but the pursuit didn’t last long.
    — NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The previous mail carrier van, the Grumman LLV, first hit the road back in 1986.
    — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Doing so avoids leaving it to the mercy of the mail carrier.
    — David Rae, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Think of it like a mail carrier who relies on maps and addresses to get mail to the right place.
    — Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2021
  • The mail carrier doesn’t come up to your window and flick postcards in your face, so don’t let your mail client do that to you.
    — WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Todd liked collecting cans at the beach and waiting for the mail carrier.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The officer noted that the suspect had been charged with stalking the mail carrier in the past.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2021
  • After the Games, Johnson worked as a mail carrier and then as a merchant mariner.
    — Tim Arango, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022
  • After the Games, Mr. Johnson worked as a mail carrier and then as a merchant mariner.
    — New York Times, 28 May 2022
  • Dogs are said to be man's best friend, but there's many a mail carrier who will tell you otherwise.
    — USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Finding a quiet dog toy is like looking for a dog who doesn't bark at the mail carrier.
    — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Her mother is a mail carrier and her step-father is a truck driver.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2022
  • That would mean no spaces for many residents, lodge guests or even the mail carrier.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Nov. 2021
  • To the clerk, to the mail carrier, to your neighbor, your sister, your mom, your spouse, your kid’s teacher, your higher power.
    — Leslie Barker, Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The mail carrier went to check on the animal and discovered a gruesome scene.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Then, Groff said, he was forced to choose between his work as a mail carrier and his religious practice.
    — Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • How to donate: Put your items in a bag, and leave it next to your mailbox for your mail carrier to pick up Saturday morning.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
  • Then there are the times the mail carrier regularly shepherds Andy back home.
    — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2021
  • The search for Brownfield began Jan. 10 when a mail carrier found Brownfield's 5-year-old sister playing alone on the street.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Would the mail carrier still visit my home or business every day?
    — Jennifer Smith, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Patrick McKenna grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, raised by a single mother, who worked as a mail carrier.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In the most robberies, armed thieves target mail carriers’ master keys.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Chanan said that mail carriers used to be respected by the people on their rounds but are now being threatened or robbed.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In March, Alicia’s fellow mail carriers threw a party at the Akron senior center with cake and presents.
    — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The mother tested positive on Dec. 3 and asked her mail carrier to leave her items in a bucket to avoid touching the mailbox.
    — Shacamree Gowdy, Chron, 22 Dec. 2020
  • That's because Gray pleaded guilty to robbing a mail carrier, a crime that has exploded across the country in the wake of the pandemic.
    — The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024

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