How to Use postal service in a Sentence

postal service

noun
  • Still, the postal service is one of the country’s most beloved institutions.
    National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Three state attorneys general have filed suits related to recent changes in the postal service.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • With an increase in mail voters and potential delays in the postal service, that problem could be amplified this year.
    James Barragán, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2020
  • All changes within the Service will probably affect postal service to some extent.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 6 Sep. 2020
  • His concerns became more urgent when Trump cast doubt on the postal service’s capacity to get mail-in ballots to voters.
    Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2020
  • Amid the pandemic, millions of Americans have filled out the census online, taking pressure off the postal service.
    Major Garrett, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2020
  • The spokesman cited the pandemic, concerns with the postal service and no-reason absentee voting as likely sources for the uptick in ballots and any confusion.
    Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The postal service isn't the only staid federal agency to be drawn into a political battle in 2020.
    Mike Schneider, Star Tribune, 29 Aug. 2020
  • Serobian said the incident has made her uneasy given the recent controversy surrounding the postal service.
    CBS News, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Among the problems that the postal service inspector general found in a review of the operations there were inadequate staffing and supervision.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Albert Ruiz, a spokesman for the postal service, said the agency told the Dallas County elections office how to fix the problem before the primary runoffs.
    James Barragán, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2020
  • It was called the postal service and Royal Mail and Deutsche Post.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Airmail—the postal service, not the cocktail—has been around for a long time.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 23 June 2022
  • Oshkosh was the winner of a half-decade-long bidding process to get the postal service some new trucks.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 24 June 2021
  • Mail-in voters from six states brought the suit against Trump and DeJoy to block cuts to the postal service.
    Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The postal service warned against using the blue boxes during the string of thefts last year.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 31 May 2022
  • More often, that’s meant turning to the postal service.
    Byeli Cahan, ABC News, 6 May 2022
  • Her father worked for the postal service but made sculptures and wrote fiction on the side.
    USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Their ancestor, Charles I, was the first to open the royal postal service to public use in 1635 to raise funds.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
  • According to a release from the postal service, the stamp price jumps July 9.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • The slower delivery time is part of the postal service's plan to restructure over the next 10 years.
    Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The postal service was grappling with both record shipping volume and staffing shortages because of the spread of Covid-19, a spokesman said at the time.
    Allison Prang, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Still, DeJoy blamed the postal service’s business model for the loss and called for future cuts.
    Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The email states the postal service is unable to process duplicate orders for the same address.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2022
  • When is the postal service going to manage their staff better?
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The Seeger stamps are sold in panes of 16 resembling a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve, according to the postal service.
    Fox News, 21 July 2022
  • Diaz started at the postal service as a letter carrier in 1996 in the Bronx.
    Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The landlord and the postal service tussled over who should pay for repairs and asbestos abatement.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
  • But for the other cases, as many as 600 in all, the county is working with its mail vendor and the postal service to find answers.
    Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The postal service will produce one print run of commemorative issuances of the Underground Railroad stamp with the goal of keeping a sales window open for one to two years.
    Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024

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