letterbox

Example Sentences

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Nitu Sharma and Jaspreet Singh get many leaflets for takeaways through their letterbox.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Neither mother opposed "letterbox contact" so Mr Albon can send an annual card or email to be retained for when the child is of an age to understand who it is from.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

But when the then 24-year-old turned up at the flat on 2 October 1984, there was no answer and a "horrible smell" when he opened the letterbox.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Whilst living with his grandmother, Keoghan said he could remember his mother "screaming through the letterbox... just wanting money".

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Pathos is the appeal you see uppermost in the heart-wrenching, expensively printed flyers that pop through your letterbox asking for donations to charity.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith