United States Postal Service

American

noun

an independent federal agency created in 1971 to replace the Post Office Department as the division of the federal government responsible for postal services. USPS

Example Sentences

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Many life insurance companies use PO boxes — and as I learned the hard way, you can only send mail to PO boxes via the United States Postal Service.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Federal Reserve banks and United States Postal Service locations will be closed.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

However, the United States Postal Service had said it had never received the parcel.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

A San Gabriel Valley woman who was accused of using counterfeit postage on tens of millions of packages pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Clarence and Clement, the beefy twins who headed up security for the Lemoncello Library, marched into the Rotunda Reading Room flanked by six robotic carts loaded down with United States Postal Service mail bins.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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