poste restante

Example Sentences

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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011

I had told Grell that if it became necessary to write me under cover, he might do so at the poste restante, Folkestone.

From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank

The packet was there amongst the letters marked poste restante; but when he had opened it with precipitation, a cloud of disappointment covered his face, and he heaved a heavy sigh.

From Major Frank by Akeroyd, James

If you write, address to me here, poste restante, as I shall probably stay the winter over.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas

A line will find me at Venice, poste restante, all September.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell