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
Bera said postal inspectors should be responding to mail theft incidents.
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Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
The victims included a mother and son who were stabbed to death at their home, a postal worker who died after being stabbed and run over by a truck driven by the attacker, and a 15-year-old girl who was beaten to death with an aluminum softball bat in her home, Hanley said.
—Yoori Han, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
How postal service is cracking down on crimes In May 2023, the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service launched the Project Safe Delivery campaign to reduce mail theft and better protect postal employees.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Our trio went river rafting, momo making, created their own postal stamps, visited a textile museum to learn about and witness local crafts and painting and explored markets.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
After 30 years working as a postal worker, Mendoza Sr. retired in 1982.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Named for the anti-vice crusader and U.S. postal inspector Anthony Comstock, the law’s scope was narrowed over the years by courts and Congress and hasn’t been enforced by the federal government since the 1930s.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
In April 2023, auditors inspected four postal facilities across South Florida and found lax security around arrow keys at three of them.
—Nick Devlin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
In June 2022, O’Donnell pulled Lyndon Versoza, a postal inspector and an expert in money laundering, onto the case.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
The victims included a mother and son who were stabbed to death at their home, a postal worker who died after being stabbed and run over by a truck driven by the attacker, and a 15-year-old girl who was beaten to death with an aluminum softball bat in her home, Hanley said.
—Yoori Han, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
How postal service is cracking down on crimes In May 2023, the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service launched the Project Safe Delivery campaign to reduce mail theft and better protect postal employees.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Our trio went river rafting, momo making, created their own postal stamps, visited a textile museum to learn about and witness local crafts and painting and explored markets.
—Shivani Vora, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
After 30 years working as a postal worker, Mendoza Sr. retired in 1982.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
Named for the anti-vice crusader and U.S. postal inspector Anthony Comstock, the law’s scope was narrowed over the years by courts and Congress and hasn’t been enforced by the federal government since the 1930s.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
In April 2023, auditors inspected four postal facilities across South Florida and found lax security around arrow keys at three of them.
—Nick Devlin, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
In June 2022, O’Donnell pulled Lyndon Versoza, a postal inspector and an expert in money laundering, onto the case.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 20 Apr. 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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