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
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
Direct your answer by return to me, /poste restante/, Calais.
From Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Send your answer to the initials K. Z., at Gottenburg, Sweden, poste restante.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
The packet was there amongst the letters marked poste restante; but when he had opened it with precipitation, a cloud of disappointment covered his face, and he heaved a heavy sigh.
From Major Frank by Akeroyd, James
