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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The article had pictures of Durham Prison, revealing that "the men who were found guilty of stealing a fortune in mailbags spend their week stitching them for nine shillings".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Arnold and his best friend in the Postal Service, Rob Receveur, both had served McLean for years, and this past week, both were celebrated as they hung up their mailbags.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 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
Then they will ride out of the ghetto with the mailbags and get dropped off during the route, somewhere close to the market, then make their way to Tatarska Street from there.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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