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Examples of parcel post in a Sentence
only parcel post bearing a return address and not exceeding size and weight limits will be accepted
Recent Examples on the Web
Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
Extending parcel post to the countryside was vehemently opposed by merchants, who feared competition from Sears Roebuck and other mail order houses.
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Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021
The flag arrived at the New York office of the Associated Press in May and was then sent by parcel post to the White House.
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Richard Kurin, Smithsonian, 30 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Parcel post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parcel%20post. Accessed 21 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
parcel post
noun1
: a mail service handling parcels
2
: packages handled by parcel post
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