night letter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of night letter
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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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 ● Dec. 19, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asked Speaker Paul Ryan in a Thursday night letter to promise he would bring a bipartisan immigration measure sponsored by Reps.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2018
The Thursday night letter from Corbett’s top human resources officer, Secretary of Administration Kelly Powell Logan, was sent hours after Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office identified the eight ex-employees and disclosed contents of the emails.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2014
I went right down to the postal telegraph office and sent Mather a night letter: 'Park Service bill signed nine o'clock last night.
From Time Magazine Archive
I get a night letter every morning, and, of course, if one of them got the sniffles I'd be off home like a shot.
From The Real Adventure by Raymond Moreau Crosby
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