letterbox

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Engebretsen said he was initially suspicious of the letter informing him of his honour when it dropped through the letterbox.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

You can cover external keyholes and add a flap or brush to your letterbox, or hang a door curtain.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

William Newbury, 22, said he was dropping off baby presents to a friend at her boyfriend's house in Llanrumney, Cardiff, on Mother's Day when he saw the "nightmare" attack through their letterbox.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Whilst living with his grandmother, Keoghan said he could remember his mother "screaming through the letterbox... just wanting money".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

It was an unusually small letter, of course, and might have gone unnoticed in the letterbox.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White