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
If you write, address to me here, poste restante, as I shall probably stay the winter over.
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
Very obligingly, she offered to fetch my letters from the poste restante, and look out for photographs.
From The Roof of France by Betham-Edwards, Matilda
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
