1
: of or relating to the mails or the post office
2
: conducted by mail
postal chess
3
: insanely or murderously violent
—usually used in the phrase go postal
Examples of postal in a Sentence
Postal rates are going up.
The city worked to quickly restore postal service.
Recent Examples on the Web
California took the No. 1 spot with 727 dog attacks on postal workers, and Texas and Ohio rounded out the top three, with 411 and 359 attacks, respectively, the report says.
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
The post office officials reported California had 727 dog bites on postal workers in 2023, compared to 675 in 2022.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Hernandez, who the Postal Inspection Service believes is a member of the Northeast Los Angeles Avenues gang, is alleged to have pushed a postal employee who attempted to take a photo of the license plate of the getaway vehicle, a silver Toyota Camry.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Someone had put cotton balls in the box so postal workers wouldn’t hear the snake’s rattle, the 60-year-old truck driver said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
The post office officials reported California had 727 dog bites on postal workers in 2023, compared to 675 in 2022.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
Hernandez, who the Postal Inspection Service believes is a member of the Northeast Los Angeles Avenues gang, is alleged to have pushed a postal employee who attempted to take a photo of the license plate of the getaway vehicle, a silver Toyota Camry.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
Someone had put cotton balls in the box so postal workers wouldn’t hear the snake’s rattle, the 60-year-old truck driver said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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