mailbox
noun
mail·box
ˈmāl-ˌbäks 
1
: a box at or near a dwelling for the occupant's mail
2
: a public box for deposit of outgoing mail
3
: a computer file in which email is collected
Examples of mailbox in a Sentence
On the way to work, I dropped my letters in the corner mailbox.
She checked her mailbox daily, hoping for a letter from her son.
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Only solitary chimneys and askew mailboxes survive to distinguish one property from another.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
Allow for time for the refund check to reach your bank account or mailbox.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Nine mailboxes exploded this weekend in Manchester and Westminster and the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office is asking the public for help with identifying suspects.
—Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
Allow for time for the refund check to reach your bank account or mailbox.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Their bank statements, credit card bills and tax documents still show up in my mailbox five years later!
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
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mailbox
noun
mail·box
ˈmā(ə)l-ˌbäks
1
: a public box in which to place outgoing mail
2
: a private box (as on a house) for the delivery of incoming mail
3
: a computer file in which email is collected
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