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
She gave him several louis-d'or to supply his immediate wants, and told him to write a letter containing news of himself every week, addressed to the initial B., poste restante.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
Closely watched by the local authorities and the Russian police, all Nihilists, but especially their leaders, are compelled to take certain precautions, such as having their letters and papers addressed poste restante to simple initials.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
The doctor inquired at the poste restante in vain.
From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard
Accordingly I presented myself at the poste restante.
From Round About the Carpathians by Crosse, Andrew F.
