Explore Postcards through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Postcards meaning
plural of postcard
Using Postcards
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of postcard
- In the example corpus, postcards often appears in combinations such as: postcards and, and postcards, the postcards.
Context around Postcards
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Postcards
- In this selection, "postcards" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, picture, official, friends, featuring, originate and collected stand out and add context to how "postcards" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1880 by postcards meant specifically and 1893 after postcards featuring buildings. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "postcards" sits close to words such as airship, anal and annihilation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with postcards
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Marshall Pumphrey looks through a collection of postcards during an Angelus Matchcover club meeting. (14 words)
Postcards collected to show why people love the libraryThe Seymour Library Board of Trustees is collecting postcards. (17 words)
All of the candidates for mayor and City Council-at-large who sent postcards raised this issue. (17 words)
Thus began the Golden Age of American postcards, which peaked in 1910 with the introduction of tariffs on German-printed postcards, and ended by 1915, when World War I ultimately disrupted the printing and import of the fine German -printed cards. (41 words)
Lauren had strung the walls with Christmas lights and something like a clothesline to which she’d clipped vintage postcards and snapshots of her classmates, all of which combined to give her room a hectic but homey feel. (38 words)
Postcards, in the form of government postal cards and privately printed souvenir cards, became very popular as a result of the Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, after postcards featuring buildings were distributed at the fair. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Japan Postcard by Takehisa Yumeji, 1912 In Japan, official postcards have one side dedicated exclusively to the address, and the other side for the content, though commemorative picture postcards and private picture postcards also exist.
Postcards originate from the Postcard Book, an item letting players send their friends Postcards in Poké Daxi on YouTube explains the Postcard Book in more detail.
Postcards collected to show why people love the libraryThe Seymour Library Board of Trustees is collecting postcards.
The picture is one of many taken by professional photographers to sell as postcards, in an era when “penny postcards” were a popular form of communication.
Postcards, in the form of government postal cards and privately printed souvenir cards, became very popular as a result of the Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, after postcards featuring buildings were distributed at the fair.
Some countries might refuse to handle postcards containing sexual references (in seaside postcards) or images of full or partial nudity (for instance, in images of classical statuary or paintings).
The Post Office was the only establishment allowed to print postcards, and it held its monopoly until May 19, 1898, when Congress passed the Private Mailing Card Act, which allowed private publishers and printers to produce postcards.
This was followed in April 1880 by postcards meant specifically for government use and by reply postcards in 1890.
Thus began the Golden Age of American postcards, which peaked in 1910 with the introduction of tariffs on German-printed postcards, and ended by 1915, when World War I ultimately disrupted the printing and import of the fine German -printed cards.
A favorite corner of my internet is Philatelica USA Magazine, a quarterly hobby magazine for collectors, enthusiasts, and traders of stamps, currency, and postcards.
All of the candidates for mayor and City Council-at-large who sent postcards raised this issue.
Also at weekends visitors can help make paperchains and postcards at the 1940s Farm where the Land Girls will be preparing for the season with homemade gifts and ration cooking on the menu.
Berkeley County is in the process of mailing postcards that reflect redistricting changes to all registered voters, according to the Voter Registration and Elections website.
Elliott’s Google Earth program shows the highway’s original route in the heritage corridor, with more than 350 postcards embedded in the map at the locations where the photos were taken.
Lauren had strung the walls with Christmas lights and something like a clothesline to which she’d clipped vintage postcards and snapshots of her classmates, all of which combined to give her room a hectic but homey feel.
Lawrence is a young Canadian, employed by a society photographer with a side line in erotic postcards, while his lover, Ellis, is an American surgeon scarred by his Civil War experience.
Marshall Pumphrey looks through a collection of postcards during an Angelus Matchcover club meeting.
Postcards featuring his handwritten, heartfelt message to people in the city have been hitting doormats this week.
Textile Express, the town’s fabric emporium, and Hadleigh Works are also supporting the project by displaying posters and sharing promotional postcards.
The exhibition also touches on the more stereotypical images of hula, with postcards showing dancers under palm trees and performing for tourists.
Common combinations with postcards
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- postcards and 25×
- and postcards 12×
- the postcards 12×
- postcards were 11×
- postcards in 8×
- postcards to 7×
- postcards that 6×
- of postcards 6×
- postcards with 6×
- postcards from 6×