How to Use postage in a Sentence

postage

noun
Definition of postagenext
  • Will the state pay for postage in lower-profile elections?
    — Jonathan Lai, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2020
  • This year a series of U.S. postage stamps were issued in her honor.
    — Ann Landi, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Plus, they all ship with standard postage and come blank inside leaving room for a personal note.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Thatcher has also voted against adding pre-paid postage on ballots over concerns over state spending.
    — Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Utah County also changed to pre-paid postage on their ballots as voters previously had to use their own stamps.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Office and other needs: cleaning supplies, kitchen size garbage bags, postage stamps, monetary donations and gift cards.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Mail ballots that arrive as postage on Wednesday, the day after Election Day, will be counted.
    — Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Does having to spend $5 or $10 on postage so your mail doesn’t take weeks to arrive seem like a value compatible with democracy?
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Ballots are profitable because municipalities cover the cost if they are mailed without postage.
    — Jacob Bogage and Christopher Ingraham, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
  • But Fox News has reported that in Pennsylvania, postage is prepaid on some ballot envelopes.
    — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Ballots carry prepaid postage and can be returned by mail, brought to an elections office or deposited in one of the 282 secure drop boxes that will be set up across the state.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Counties have discretion in establishing, for instance, the price of postage for absentee ballot, voting times, and locations, and even some voting options.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Also requested are personal items such as body wash, shampoo and conditioners, powders, lotions, deodorant, batteries, postage stamps and gift cards for music.
    — courant.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Just pay the postage to send it back and get a full refund.
    — Greg Petro, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Mail it without postage and it will be ‘returned’ to the sender.
    — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • At the time, no postage stamps paid for by letter senders were used.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Some of the funds were spent on mask-making supplies and postage.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
  • First editions late in a series can go for less than the cost of postage.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Ali's face on postage stamps will not happen overnight.
    — Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal, 3 June 2022
  • Voters would have to add and pay for postage themselves.
    — Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The issuing of coinage and postage stamps tends to be the first order of business for a new state.
    — Geoff Manaugh, The Atlantic, 20 July 2021
  • Sometimes those are as small as a couple of postage stamps.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 26 Aug. 2021
  • For 70 years, the queen’s head has featured on the vast majority of postage stamps used in the UK.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2022
  • BigB, the project follows 10-year-old Mervyn, who is able to enter the world inside postage stamps.
    — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The company will print it on the card chosen and send it to the recipient, and even pay for the postage.
    — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Keep a close eye on the costs of both the packaging materials as well as the postage costs.
    — Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Rather than a set price, the postage rate was determined by the length of the letter and how far it was being sent, said USPS.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 1 July 2023
  • Last week, the agency said postage rates would climb as much as 6.9 percent in August, sending the cost of a first-class stamp to 58 cents.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Renters can choose a postage option or an in-person pick-up, which is ideal for last-minute outfit emergencies.
    — Tina Charisma, Essence, 23 May 2024
  • If mailed, the return must be postmarked on or before the due date with proper postage and must be received by the Department of Revenue within five days of the deadline.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024

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