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

Besides, Damigni had its own post-office, though the presumption was that M. Langernault had his letters addressed poste restante at Alençon.

From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice

What you mean by "poste restante," God knows.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various

For example, on payment of the usual delivery fee of 25 centimes a parcel may be delivered from the railway station to the local post office, where it will be retained in the poste restante.

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.