letterbox

Example Sentences

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So it came as a shock to Krieps when, a few years later, she opened up her letterbox to find a script from Kreutzer.

From Seattle Times

“In Europe, you don’t really have this. We don’t have this celebrity culture and how you are seen from the public suddenly because you’re an actor. I felt this a lot when I was in the U.S. my first time. How it was almost like a pressure that I had to perform now — to be the actress. So when I came back and the script was in my letterbox, I started crying, because I realized that, ‘This is exactly what I’ve just lived in a small way.’

From Los Angeles Times

They are more likely to be aggressive and to refuse to use their letterbox correctly, as doing so is painful to their injured paws.

From Salon

After pouring petrol on the door and through the letterbox, Miller died after setting himself on fire.

From BBC

A firework was put through the letterbox of a home in Salford, leading to crews extinguishing a small blaze in the hallway.

From BBC