epistle
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This epistle is full of affection, respect and especially decency—that word George Orwell found best to describe the British people after he had returned from Burma and then watched his nation go to war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
To ponder the question and practice decoding an extraterrestrial epistle, an artist-led team has created a mock message from the stars to test us Earthlings.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023
Wohl imagines this section as an epistle to Bobby, describing what became of Edie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
Robert William Crampton confirmed he was hoping for "a cowboy suit and guns and a hat and everything", though his father wrote the festive epistle.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2021
Dear Mrs. O’Brien, Inasmuch as you have not succumbed to the imminence of litigation in our previous epistle be advised that we are in consultation with our barrister above in Dublin.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Vocabulary lists containing epistle
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Beyond Vietnam" (1967)
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Twelfth Night
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