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letterbox

[let-er-boks] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /


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Nicola Nugent said the device was put through the letterbox of her home on Stanhope Street at about 03:00 BST on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A woman is shouting through a letterbox to friends inside a house: "The pastor is here, I promise you it is safe."

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Dunn said he does not know his neighbour well, but she popped a thank you card through his letterbox which he said we a "nice gesture".

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

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

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

On Wednesday, 10,000 invitations targeting randomly selected Austrian citizens began arriving in letterboxes in Austria.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2024

They were left to sew badges on to their own kit and put leaflets through letterboxes urging people to come and watch them play.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2023

I’ve told my workers to be strict with what they sell and who to, but they aren’t changing their behaviour much, other than offering to post through letterboxes and accept bank transfers from trusted customers.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020

Well, Richards became famous in 2001, when he began posting polite notices through the letterboxes of apostrophe abusers, “drawing your attention to an incorrect use which has been pointed out to us”.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 2, 2019

Thrives in the vicinity of doorways and letterboxes.

From Cupid's Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture for This Year and Next by John Cecil Clay


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