How to Use mail carrier in a Sentence
mail carrier
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Make sure the dog is restrained and out of reach of a mail carrier.
— Olivia Munson, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2021 -
The dog jumped and startled the mail carrier, then bit her on the forearm.
— Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 19 July 2019 -
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 -
Dogs across Dallas-Fort Worth took a huge bite out of mail carriers in 2023.
— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2024 -
The previous mail carrier van, the Grumman LLV, first hit the road back in 1986.
— Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2021 -
Once your bag is full, simply seal it and leave it outside for the mail carrier to pick up.
— Alessandra Puccio /, NBC News, 13 July 2018 -
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 -
If that fails, mail carriers can put their mail satchels between themselves and the dog.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024 -
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 -
She and her husband, who worked as a mail carrier, raised six children here and used to grow tomatoes and greens in the back yard.
— Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2018 -
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 -
Here is an update to their shameful act of stealing the mail carrier's lunch.
— Christina Capatides, CBS News, 6 July 2018 -
One was a mail carrier, while a woman was on her way to work in the other vehicle.
— Fox News, 31 July 2018 -
Even the mail carrier who delivers to his house gave him a letter.
— Robert Scheer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 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 -
The bride’s father retired as a mail carrier in Suffolk for the Postal Service.
— New York Times, 1 July 2018 -
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 -
Dogs tend to not appreciate the work ethic that goes into being a mail carrier.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
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