telegram
noun
a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
telegrams
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pluralof telegram.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Stefansson’s telegrams to the dead men’s families are perfunctory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Robert Hudson, from Leyton, east London, started his career in December 1964 - aged 16 – as a messenger in the Whitechapel Delivery Office distributing telegrams.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
The White House was flooded with more than 300,000 letters and telegrams denouncing his life sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
At its center, a young, unnamed telegraph operator watches as the beautiful, married Lady Bradeen sends flurries of telegrams, hoping that no one will notice the messages to the dashing Captain Everard.
From Slate ● May 27, 2024
“They appropriated our telegrams, tapped our telephones, listened outside our windows and transoms....Even if we win, we who have been here will never remember it with anything but a shudder.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
