How to Use mailman in a Sentence

mailman

noun
  • Krumholtz had not come from wealth; his father was a mailman.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
  • You, me, my ex-girlfriend, and the mailman who stops in for tea.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Malachi the mailman brings Stoli the dog home one final time.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 July 2025
  • The mailman knew more about his customers than the neighbors did.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The mail was delivered, but the mailman didn’t take the food.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • There were no charges of selling ballots brought against the mailman.
    — CBS News, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The mailman and the next door neighbor know exactly how to snap him out of it.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 May 2022
  • The mailman dropped the CC cream off at her house two days later.
    — Taylor Rock, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
  • In the footage, the mailman can be seen approaching the door with a package.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • When the mailman sees that yesterday’s mail has been picked up that is a signal.
    — Carolyn Graybeal, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2014
  • The ones on our list just might have your dog looking forward to the mailman's arrival.
    — Kalea Martin, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Neighbors say the pair had attacked the mailman over the summer.
    — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • That’s when the mailman pulled out a water bottle and poured the contents over the urine.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire — the bullet whizzing past the mailman, police said.
    — NBC News, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Firefighters said the mailman heard the smoke alarm inside the house then went around the back to check it out.
    — Amber Jayanth, Cincinnati.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Soldiers were as ubiquitous to him as mailmen.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Lucy enjoys solitary naps and barking at the mailman through a glass window.
    — The Know Staff, The Know, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The mailman comes through the Savoir office with a response from Camille.
    — Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Where his dad was a mailman and his mother was a domestic helper for that house full of wealthy white people.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Besides, the mailman wouldn’t come by until noon or in the afternoon.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The injured mailman got back out of his truck and first ran for help to one home before having to go to two others.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 24 July 2021
  • Her young daughter clambered up and down the steps in flip-flops, and the mailman brought a handful of envelopes.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2017
  • The mailman is forced to climb the stairs because the kids have taken over the elevator.
    — New York Times, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The mailman delivers the package, as seen on doorbell cam.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Who strews the gifts, who distributes Them, who carries them, what mailman.
    — Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The moment was inspired by one of Hanawalt’s grisly dreams, in which a jaguar ate her mailman’s face off.
    — The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2021
  • The mailman paused, checking to see if anyone had noticed or knew the puppy had escaped.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Before the coronavirus, our mailman rarely had to climb out of his truck and trudge to our front door to drop off a package.
    — Peter Funt, WSJ, 9 June 2020
  • The Gazette believed White to be the only mailman doing so in the state.
    — Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Stunned by the reaction, the mailman turned around and apologized.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025

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