cover letter
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of cover letter
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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That starts with how you present yourself on your résumé and cover letter while going up against candidates who have outsourced the creation of those materials to AI.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
In a cover letter from the American teacher, dated three days after the disaster, she wrote: "Please convey to your children's parents our heartfelt feelings of compassion."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
If so, get a haircut and your cover letter ready.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
But Tory Kamen’s script arrived with a cover letter from Oscar nominee June Squibb.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
I filled out the application, and in my cover letter I made it extremely clear to them that I was not applying for financial aid—that I was a one-hundred-percent cash-paying student.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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