letter box

Example Sentences

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The letter box was purchased by the seller's grandfather and brought to Surrey in about 1945, according to the auctioneers.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023

Funds would need at least two full-time staff in the bloc to avoid becoming a "letter box" company.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2021

While I was starting dinner, Liz went into my room, stole the letter box, and turned on the fireplace.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2020

It turned out to be nothing so odd: it was the similarly pronounced boîte aux lettres, letter box.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2020

But when I'd crept here under cover of darkness last week, an envelope'd been Sellotaped over the letter box.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell