epistle

Example Sentences

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This epistle is full of affection, respect and especially decency—that word George Orwell found best to describe the British people after he had returned from Burma and then watched his nation go to war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The manuscript itself contains texts including the first complete epistle of Peter, the Book of Jonah, and an Easter homily.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

To ponder the question and practice decoding an extraterrestrial epistle, an artist-led team has created a mock message from the stars to test us Earthlings.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

Wohl imagines this section as an epistle to Bobby, describing what became of Edie.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

The most strident criticism came in the form of a dense, multipage epistle from Ambler, a tiny Inupiat village on the Kobuk River north of the Arctic Circle.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer