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
Address either to Milan, poste restante, or by way of Geneva, to the care of Monsr.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
He sent this letter to the poste restante at Windermere, as Lily had directed.
From Tongues of Conscience by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Closely watched by the local authorities and the Russian police, all Nihilists, but especially their leaders, are compelled to take certain precautions, such as having their letters and papers addressed poste restante to simple initials.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
When I showed my card to the poste restante clerk, he went carefully through the letters bearing the initial of my name and denied that there was any for me.
From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean
