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

Si vous voulez donc me dire quelque chose de vous, et que ma lettre ne vous a point d�plu, vous pouvez addresser votre r�ponse � Bruxelles, poste restante.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 100, September 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

I used to have my letters addressed there, poste restante, and call in for them when I happened to be in Kimberley.

From Uncanny Tales by Various

Do not answer this to London, but to the poste restante, Frankfurt.

From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Rowlands, Walter

What you mean by "poste restante," God knows.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various