Example Sentences

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Telegraphed messages swept across the nation within the hour.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Telegraphed me in a week that he was coming up,—life was too dull down there!

From Together by Herrick, Robert

"Telegraphed it to America?" the old lady murmured.

From The American by James, Henry

Telegraphed to station at Evansville, thirty-three miles from Stormon's, and at Vinclure's, twenty-five miles from Stormon's.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by Still, William

Telegraphed to Helen Brooks to chuck the publishers and take charge of my girls instead.

From Dear Enemy by Webster, Jean