How to Use mail carrier in a Sentence

mail carrier

noun
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  • In some places, though, there was no longer need for a mail carrier, because everything had been destroyed.
    — Sarah Smarsh, National Geographic, 9 Oct. 2020
  • But the rural mail carrier abides, and so too does the rural post office, the rural mailbox of my youth.
    — Sarah Smarsh, National Geographic, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Last week, the Justice Department charged a mail carrier in New Jersey for dumping mail.
    — Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Last week, a New Jersey mail carrier was arrested and charged for discarding 99 ballots.
    — Andrew Mark Miller, Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2020
  • CBC Chicago reports that authorities at the scene confirmed the victim was a mail carrier.
    — Paul Best, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • Alvin Gauthier, who has worked as a mail carrier in the city of Grand Prairie for more than 20 years, didn’t know where the letters came from.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • 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
  • Sue Skidmore, 48, a mail carrier from Grand Rapids, was wrapped up warm against the biting Michigan cold.
    — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • California took the top spot with 727 dog attacks on mail carriers last year.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2024
  • The most recent robbery comes less than a week after a 19-year-old Sacramento man and a 17-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of robbing two mail carriers in Belmont and Palo Alto.
    — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024

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