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

Then he came back to the main point He has already had 2 letters from Dora, but not an answer to his letter, because she can't fetch it from the post office, poste restante.

From A Young Girl's Diary by Paul, Eden

What you mean by "poste restante," God knows.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various

"Write, then, poste restante to M. Andre, you must name the time at which you wish to see me, and I will be there."

From The Regent's Daughter by Dumas père, Alexandre

I turned the letter over when I had read it, and saw that it was addressed to "M. Henri Smith, N——-, poste restante."

From The Confession of a Child of the Century by Warren, Kendall