night letter
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of night letter
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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In a Sunday night letter to the committee chair, Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the Trump ally accused the panel of “an outrageous abuse” of its authority.
From The Guardian
“I know there have been night letters that have been posted on doors marking people for interrogation or assassination,” said Representative Abigail Spanberger, Democrat of Virginia.
From New York Times
His family had begun receiving "night letters" - handwritten threats from the militants meant to discourage cooperation with US forces.
From BBC
In a Tuesday night letter to Pelosi, he claimed that had been more mistreated in this metaphorical “witch hunt” than the women who were tortured and hanged in 17th-century Massachusetts during an actual witch hunt.
From Washington Post
In a Wednesday night letter, prosecutors asked U.S.
From Reuters
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