Postie is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Postie meaning
- Diminutive of postman or postwoman.
- Diminutive of postal worker.
Using Postie
- The main meaning on this page is: Diminutive of postman or postwoman. | Diminutive of postal worker.
Context around Postie
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Postie
- In this selection, "postie" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, owned, bikes, itself and wouldn stand out and add context to how "postie" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include atop their postie bikes that and days in postie s shorts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "postie" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with postie
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Postie’s ready for battle. (5 words)
I will always fondly remember my days in postie's shorts. (11 words)
Moana and Sinoma Gilbert atop their postie bikes that they will ride throughout the Central West this week. (18 words)
Ms Fleming says she went to great lengths to ensure the front gates were completely secure and installed a box for mail at the gate so the postie wouldn’t need to enter the garden. (35 words)
The Albanese government is running consultations for a review of plans to modernise Australia Post, with the public-owned postie itself lobbying for more flexibility in letter delivery. (28 words)
The Warrington native said she now feels "mortified" every time she has to answer the door to face her postie. (20 words)
Example sentences (6)
Moana and Sinoma Gilbert atop their postie bikes that they will ride throughout the Central West this week.
The Albanese government is running consultations for a review of plans to modernise Australia Post, with the public-owned postie itself lobbying for more flexibility in letter delivery.
I will always fondly remember my days in postie's shorts.
Ms Fleming says she went to great lengths to ensure the front gates were completely secure and installed a box for mail at the gate so the postie wouldn’t need to enter the garden.
Postie’s ready for battle.
The Warrington native said she now feels "mortified" every time she has to answer the door to face her postie.