to the letter
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The company expects the layoffs to be permanent, according to the letter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In response to the letter, PG&E and Edison said Tuesday night that The Times had “mischaracterized” their executives’ comments to investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lillie provided lists of thousands of suspicious transactions to the U.S. attorney’s office, according to the letter viewed by the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
On Wednesday evening, some of his victims reacted angrily to the letter.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
I tried to follow his directions to the letter, but I felt a shooting pain through the front of my right quadriceps and down the back of my left hamstring.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
