How to Use letter in a Sentence

letter

noun
  • The public letter is very clear that the time to act is now.
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Amidst the silver chains was one hung with the letters of his first name.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The letter is placed in front of a dictionary page, which is a nice extra touch.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Parents often choose monikers that start with the same letter, such as Olivia and Owen, but there's no rules.
    Lisa Milbrand, Parents, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Subscribe to the Free Press. Submit a letter to the editor at freep.com/letters.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
  • Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Columbus wrote the letter in Spanish, and the government in Spain then sent the letter to Rome to spread word of the claims, Ford said.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Bonta as of last week has not responded to the group’s letter.
    Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The new proposal would use the same grading plans for the building pad, states a letter from Alliance to the city.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The long reign of the Byzantines, Tolkien’s letters, Fitzgerald’s swan song, deadly gardens and more.
    Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Victoria writes about falling in love with David in a letter to her 18-year-old self.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
  • In 2008, a letter from Churchill to his dentist was also put up for auction.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The balloon letters are floating in and out of view behind the background screen outside.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2023
  • At the time of reporting, 229 employees have signed the letter.
    Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The men will be able to appeal the court’s decision within eight days of receiving the letter.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • More than a dozen members of his own Likud party condemned the plan in a public letter Wednesday.
    Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The date of issuance is determined by the first letter of a recipient's last name.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2023
  • One of the letters said Irvin also was enrolled at Brookland Middle.
    Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Musk seems to have a great affinity for the letter X, perhaps more so than other people.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 25 July 2023
  • The letters were first reported by the Wall Street Journal earlier this month.
    Sara Smart, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In April, a group calling itself the Coalition for Better Schools submitted a letter about the naming issue to the school board.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 10 May 2024
  • The details of the new concept were explained in a letter that specified how no yelling or even talking would be allowed on the sidelines.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The congressman, a Republican, will send staff members to the Dec. 6 meeting, the letter says.
    Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2023
  • However, Campbell warned parents in the letter that if school has to be canceled because of more winter weather, the district may have to add days to the end of the year.
    Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 2 Feb. 2024
  • But in a letter dated Nov. 29, Jackson estate attorney Jonathan Steinsapir warned that the tapes had been stolen.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
  • For years, the makers of ghost gun parts pointed to letters issued by ATF that ruled that an unfinished frame or receiver was not a gun.
    Tom Jackman and Emily Davies, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Cards, balloons, letters and white teddy bears - enough teddy bears to fill a little hammock strung above Tashay’s bed - came to the family in waves.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The first letters of a recipient’s last name determine the issuance date for their payments.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Farris sent a clarifying letter but was met with a call from an appeals agent based in Ireland.
    Maya Miller, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • To send a letter to the editor about this article, submit online or check out our guidelines for how to submit by email or mail.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024

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