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letterbox

[let-er-boks] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /


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I speak to the woman who is shouting through the letterbox of a house with smashed windows.

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

William Newbury, 22, said he was dropping off baby presents to a friend at her boyfriend's house in Llanrumney, Cardiff, on Mother's Day when he saw the "nightmare" attack through their letterbox.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2025

By a strange coincidence—or maybe not—he looks eerily like he does on YouTube, since his voluminous scarf and ski hat cover his face everywhere except the letterbox view from eyes to lower lip.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

She and others have been leafleting ultra-Orthodox households across Israel - more than a million flyers have been put through letterboxes.

From BBC Sep. 22, 2022

Ms Flanagan said that during the summer holiday after her final year of school - while her friends were preparing to go to university - she was posting flyers through letterboxes for her cleaning business.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2022

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

Nobody’s going to flay you to death just for barking offers of money through the letterboxes of recently bereaved parents, or trawling for offensive tweets with your free hand.

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2018

For I could not help laughing at the idea that even the letterboxes had to enjoy their Sabbath rest.

From Recollections of My Childhood and Youth by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes




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