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

Address either to Milan, poste restante, or by way of Geneva, to the care of Monsr.

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

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

But before that I must hear from you,—one word of love, of forgiveness, of hope, addressed to 'Baroness Magelone of Erlenbusch, poste restante, Paris.'

From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von

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