snail mail
noun
1
informal
: mail delivered by a postal system especially when contrasted with email : mail sense 1a
I avoid using e-mail to complain. I use the phone or old-fashioned snail mail.—
Arlene Silverman
Arlene Silverman2
informal
: a nation's postal system : mail sense 2
The others have taken the traditional route: sending checks by snail mail.—Stephen Gandel
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Examples of snail mail in a Sentence
She still uses snail mail for paying bills.
I can be contacted by e-mail and snail mail.
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Workers aged 60 and older who do not have online accounts can still receive hard-copy statements via snail mail.
—David Rae, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This finding, coupled with the growing evidence of snail mail's resurgence in the face of digital media overload, suggests that traditional marketing strategies may still hold significant value.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
But my husband cut him out and Dad was left for years making fruitless communication attempts via email, voice messages — even snail mail.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Wedding invitations, once a snail mail exclusive industry, now go beyond even email inboxes after the peak of digital invite services created in the '90s and aughts.
—April Rubin, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
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David Rae, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
This finding, coupled with the growing evidence of snail mail's resurgence in the face of digital media overload, suggests that traditional marketing strategies may still hold significant value.
—R. Paul Singh, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
But my husband cut him out and Dad was left for years making fruitless communication attempts via email, voice messages — even snail mail.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Wedding invitations, once a snail mail exclusive industry, now go beyond even email inboxes after the peak of digital invite services created in the '90s and aughts.
—April Rubin, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Snail mail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snail%20mail. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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