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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So, trust that your friends and loved ones aren’t sitting by the mailbox waiting for your reply to their gesture.
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
While grocers still distribute coupons through mailboxes or as inserts in a newspaper, the deals have evolved to meet consumers on their smartphones through mobile apps and email inboxes.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The letters were then placed into the office mailbox—a secure and routinely used location where both the attaché and the Assemblymember retrieve materials each evening.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
From police calls involving harassment complaints or yard signs to attack ads filling up residents’ mailboxes and social media feeds, the election between incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin and Ald.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
While grocers still distribute coupons through mailboxes or as inserts in a newspaper, the deals have evolved to meet consumers on their smartphones through mobile apps and email inboxes.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
The letters were then placed into the office mailbox—a secure and routinely used location where both the attaché and the Assemblymember retrieve materials each evening.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Mailbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailbox. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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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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