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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Greene shared surveillance video appearing to show a bomb squad officer examining the mailbox outside of her home.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Additionally, there is a Santa mailbox, where all letters with a return address are answered.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Police did not find any evidence of a pipe bomb in his mailbox and said there’s no place for political violence in the country.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2024
The authorities said the mailbox was cleared, and no devices were found.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
Additionally, there is a Santa mailbox, where all letters with a return address are answered.
—Susan Young, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Police did not find any evidence of a pipe bomb in his mailbox and said there’s no place for political violence in the country.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2024
The authorities said the mailbox was cleared, and no devices were found.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 27 Nov. 2024
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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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