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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In the 1910s there were eleven or twelve postal deliveries a day.
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Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The event is the 12th international world stamp exhibition hosted by the United States and is expected to draw collectors and postal officials from around the world.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The winner of the postal contract — a worthless piece of paper without Havana landing rights — was forced to merge.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
And the realities of war are hitting home in the US — with high public dissatisfaction, a new postal surcharge and bipartisan skepticism in Congress.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
The event is the 12th international world stamp exhibition hosted by the United States and is expected to draw collectors and postal officials from around the world.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
The winner of the postal contract — a worthless piece of paper without Havana landing rights — was forced to merge.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
And the realities of war are hitting home in the US — with high public dissatisfaction, a new postal surcharge and bipartisan skepticism in Congress.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Postal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postal. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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postal
adjective
post·al
ˈpōs-tᵊl 
: of or relating to mail or to the post office
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