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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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.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Duda's request, sent by letter to Tusk, stresses that all Israeli officials and citizens should have the right to attend the anniversary commemorations.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Roosevelt gleefully informed the Board by letter that summer.
—Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Producing multiple versions of the same book meant a human scribe had to sit down and copy the text, letter by letter.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Duda's request, sent by letter to Tusk, stresses that all Israeli officials and citizens should have the right to attend the anniversary commemorations.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Roosevelt gleefully informed the Board by letter that summer.
—Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Producing multiple versions of the same book meant a human scribe had to sit down and copy the text, letter by letter.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 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 28 Jun. 2025.
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