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
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
Send your answer to the initials K. Z., at Gottenburg, Sweden, poste restante.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
After breakfast we went to the post office for our "poste restante" letters, and after replying to them resumed our march.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
A reply poste restante, address on St. Genevieve in Missouri, will arrive to your faithful and obedient servant,
From The Purchase Price by Hough, Emerson
