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

The doctor inquired at the poste restante in vain.

From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard

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

For example, on payment of the usual delivery fee of 25 centimes a parcel may be delivered from the railway station to the local post office, where it will be retained in the poste restante.

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.

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