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telegram

[tel-i-gram] / ˈtɛl ɪˌgræm /


Example Sentences

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His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

A telegram addressed to Violet was found in her room.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

The band received a telegram in reply providing the phone number for Leslie Conn, who became their manager.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2024

After Finnegan’s death, a local newspaper published a telegram from Gen. Douglas MacArthur expressing condolences to Finnegan’s family:

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

The day after the parade, Harriot Stanton Blatch sent Woodrow Wilson a telegram and released copies of it to the press:

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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