poste restante
Example Sentences
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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011
He sent this letter to the poste restante at Windermere, as Lily had directed.
From Tongues of Conscience by Hichens, Robert Smythe
She gave him several louis-d'or to supply his immediate wants, and told him to write a letter containing news of himself every week, addressed to the initial B., poste restante.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
The letter simply said that the papers would be at Versailles, at the poste restante, in my name, on a certain day—that is to say, this morning.
From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice
I was even careful to keep her visits a secret and, moreover, to refrain from corresponding with her except through the poste restante.
From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice
