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
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
The letter simply said that the papers would be at Versailles, at the poste restante, in my name, on a certain day—that is to say, this morning.
From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice
Direct your answer by return to me, /poste restante/, Calais.
From Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
I was even careful to keep her visits a secret and, moreover, to refrain from corresponding with her except through the poste restante.
From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice
