pillar box
Example Sentences
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In an interview with historian Brian Harrison in the 1970s, Jessie recalled the so-called "pillar box outrages" were planned "with military precision."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025
In the film, we see Edelsytn dropping the letters into a pillar box.
From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2020
Meanwhile in Leeds, suburban warfare still smoulders over the golden pillar box in honour of the triathlon winner Alistair Brownlee.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2012
Did you know that he invented the red pillar box?
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2012
The pillar box stood at the corner of Guilford Square nearest the church, and on this particular afternoon there chanced to be several people running at the last moment to post their letters.
From We Two, a novel by Lyall, Edna
