letterbox
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I speak to the woman who is shouting through the letterbox of a house with smashed windows.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Nitu Sharma and Jaspreet Singh get many leaflets for takeaways through their letterbox.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
He told the court that, on one occasion, protestors put flares through HKETO's letterbox.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Instead of posting the letter and Bible through the letterbox, the court heard the men instead left an unsigned note saying they would "be back".
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
I’m very tired now and I must go to sleep and I want to put this into the letterbox tomorrow morning, so I’ll sign off now and write you another letter soon.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
But she and her dad lied and said they posted cash in envelopes through the girls' letterboxes.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
On Wednesday, 10,000 invitations targeting randomly selected Austrian citizens began arriving in letterboxes in Austria.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2024
I’ve told my workers to be strict with what they sell and who to, but they aren’t changing their behaviour much, other than offering to post through letterboxes and accept bank transfers from trusted customers.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020
Well, Richards became famous in 2001, when he began posting polite notices through the letterboxes of apostrophe abusers, “drawing your attention to an incorrect use which has been pointed out to us”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2019
For I could not help laughing at the idea that even the letterboxes had to enjoy their Sabbath rest.
From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes
