open letter

noun

: a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual but intended for the general public

Examples of open letter in a Sentence

In an open letter to the company, a citizens' group implored company executives to reconsider their decision to close the factory.

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In response to the most recent reports, a group of OB-GYNs told Texas officials and policymakers in an open letter that the two women — Josseli Barnica, 28, and Nevaeh Crain, 18 — should still be alive. —

Randi Richardson, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024 Early last year, when Starbucks tried to enforce its hybrid-work mandate, dozens of corporate workers signed an open letter pushing back. —

Daniela Sirtori, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 McConaughey, 54, ended his open letter by pointing out that good sportsmanship is the way to go. —

Danielle Jennings, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024 The internal election spilled into public view, with an op-ed appearing in The New York Times, and 13 of the club’s past presidents wrote an open letter decrying the anti-immigrant candidates as bigots. —

Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open letter