telegram

Example Sentences

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"The telegram boy said, 'I'm sorry to tell you, but this is bad news'," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

A telegram addressed to Violet was found in her room.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

Posters in Detroit depicting a military man resembling Hitler were ordered, by telegram, to be destroyed.

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

“When we got that telegram, we didn’t lose any time,” Tom Johnson said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls