mailbag
noun
mailbags
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pluralof mailbag.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“It’s a bit of an adjustment going from having two secretaries waiting to take dictation from you to having to carry your own mailbags to the post office.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2023
The museum contains a model of the Soviet submarine as well as clothing, ash trays and mailbags created to maintain the cover of the Glomar.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2022
She slips something into one of the mailbags on the protagonist’s motorbike.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
We have been swinging our mailbags at them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2022
Occasionally, we did have a chance to talk as we sat next to each other on the ground of the prison courtyard sewing and patching up shabby old mailbags.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
