telegram

Example Sentences

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"The telegram boy said, 'I'm sorry to tell you, but this is bad news'," he says.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

His family had to wait almost two weeks before a telegram arrived, addressed to his mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

A telegram addressed to Violet was found in her room.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024

Those charged included a dentist, a clairvoyant, an amateur pilot and a man running a large QAnon telegram group.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024

There was only one last Question left for the Notebook before closing it and putting it away forever, and that was the telegram: Yes?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly