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

Do not answer this to London, but to the poste restante, Frankfurt.

From Among the Great Masters of Music Scenes in the Lives of Famous Musicians by Rowlands, Walter

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

I used to have my letters addressed there, poste restante, and call in for them when I happened to be in Kimberley.

From Uncanny Tales by Various

Address either to Milan, poste restante, or by way of Geneva, to the care of Monsr.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas