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.
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As Canada’s postal workers await an official voting date, 2,100 more workers at DHL Express Canada remain locked out and have been picketing the company’s locations amid their own contract negotiations.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
Full Address: Street, suite/floor number, city, province, postal code.
—Anton Kovalchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Dog attacks on postal workers reached a 7-year high last year, U.S. Postal Service data shows, with more than 6,000 dog attacks recorded.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 10 June 2025
The postal worker suffered bites to several parts of his body during an attack involving a pit bull that was reported at a home on Barbara Road around 4:15 p.m., according to Erik Costa, chief of the Middletown Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
Full Address: Street, suite/floor number, city, province, postal code.
—Anton Kovalchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Dog attacks on postal workers reached a 7-year high last year, U.S. Postal Service data shows, with more than 6,000 dog attacks recorded.
—Jocelyn Shek, NBC news, 10 June 2025
The postal worker suffered bites to several parts of his body during an attack involving a pit bull that was reported at a home on Barbara Road around 4:15 p.m., according to Erik Costa, chief of the Middletown Police Department.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 June 2025
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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