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
Send your answer to the initials K. Z., at Gottenburg, Sweden, poste restante.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Riou, Edouard
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
Evidently, however, she had heard that he was ailing, for she begs him to send her a few words, poste restante, to Aix-la-Chapelle, letting her know how he is.
From The Loves of Great Composers by Kobbé, Gustav
Direct your answer by return to me, poste restante, Calais.
From Kenelm Chillingly — Complete by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
