telegraphy

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Telegraphy was nearly instantaneous, but it required skilled operators at each end of the line to encode and decode the message, effectively slowing transmission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The Daily Telegraphy reported he was given $150 million to sign.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Telegraphy taps out the news that the author of “War and Peace” is dying, and reporters descend on the town.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2018

However, the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 forbids the "use of any apparatus, whether or not wireless telegraphy apparatus, for the purpose of interfering with any wireless telegraphy" anywhere within the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2011

Complete Outfit for learning Telegraphy, and operating Short Lines of Telegraph, from a few feet to several miles in length.

From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 by Elverson, James