telegram

Example Sentences

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Letters, gifts, or telegrams arrived almost every day.

From Literature

Nodding his head, Grandpa said, “If they get that telegram tonight, I don’t think they’ll fool around. From what they told me, those monkeys are really valuable to that circus.”

From Literature

The papers also reveal Downing Street was forced to apologise after then-Prime Minister John Major's birthday telegram to the Queen Mother in 1994 was addressed in an "improper manner".

From BBC

There had been no letters, no telegrams, and not a single picture postcard.

From Literature

After picking up the note, the messenger cycled around town, picking up other telegrams, before returning to the office.

From Literature