by letter
idiom
: by sending and receiving letters
We communicated with each other by letter.
a relationship that began by letter
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The office typically initiates communication by letter, Settle said.
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Bloomberg News first reported that Duda sent the request to Tusk by letter.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Owners were to be notified by letter starting April 1.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
So the family, which had called Ohio home for a decade, showed up to school-board meetings and the statehouse, organized rallies and protests, and submitted testimony opposing the bills by letter and in person.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
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Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Bloomberg News first reported that Duda sent the request to Tusk by letter.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Owners were to be notified by letter starting April 1.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
So the family, which had called Ohio home for a decade, showed up to school-board meetings and the statehouse, organized rallies and protests, and submitted testimony opposing the bills by letter and in person.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for by letter
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“By letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20letter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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