How to Use mailbox in a Sentence

mailbox

noun
  • 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.
  • Merely check a box and put it back in your mailbox.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The suspects used a key to open the mailbox.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The mailbox was stuffed full of letters from girls.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • But plenty of crooks just swipe checks right from your mailbox.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That’s where the plan to have a mailbox on every street comes in.
    — Riazat Butt, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
  • Send them out to get the mail if your mailbox is a safe distance away.
    — Alanna Gallo, Parents, 2 June 2026
  • Send them out to get the mail if your mailbox is a safe distance away.
    — Alanna Gallo, Parents, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Be sure to leave enough room for your mail person to reach your mailbox.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Be sure to leave enough room for your mail person to reach your mailbox.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But this time the strange things in your inbox or mailbox are not part of a scam.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Checks were stolen from someone’s mailbox.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Death threats poured in, and the feds advised her not to stand too close to her mailbox.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Cinthia Irizarry looked in her mailbox and found the letters.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 28 Feb. 2021
  • With a rubber sole, these are also fit for a jaunt to the mailbox.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2023
  • One of the bullets ended up in the mailbox.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Not at the mailbox, not at the neighbors, not at the nearby park.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
  • Deputies arrived on the scene and found the suitcase near his mailbox.
    — Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The mailbox was instead moved to the school's front office.
    — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Mail checks or gift cards at the post office or a drop box rather than putting them in your home mailbox.
    — Larry Light, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • At one point, Adeyanju couldn’t make the trek from his front door to the mailbox.
    — Jon Blau, Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2020
  • Third-quarter tax bills hit mailboxes this month.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The white metal mailbox was off the post and located near the curb.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The tradition started with just a string of lights and a bow for the mailbox.
    — Liz Hardaway, ExpressNews.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Don't forget to check the mailbox today.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Just put the item back in the mailbox or give it to a mail delivery person.
    — Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Police went to the residence and found the bent mailbox on the ground.
    — cleveland, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Just leave your payment in a red mailbox standing near the entrance.
    — Leigh Ann Henion, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
  • Allow time for the refund check to reach your bank account or mailbox.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 28 Jan. 2026

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