by letter
idiom
: by sending and receiving letters
We communicated with each other by letter.
a relationship that began by letter
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Critics of Cal-OSHA have called workplace investigations performed by letter toothless, because only in-person inspections can result in fines.
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
My high school girlfriend had broken up with me by letter.
—Louis P. Masur, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Women and Their Works was awarded $35,000 by letter in November 2024.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Police records list the two October reports as suspended and closed and state that the December report was suspended after a detective was not able to reach Jones by letter or phone.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
My high school girlfriend had broken up with me by letter.
—Louis P. Masur, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
Women and Their Works was awarded $35,000 by letter in November 2024.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Police records list the two October reports as suspended and closed and state that the December report was suspended after a detective was not able to reach Jones by letter or phone.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for by letter
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“By letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20letter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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