: a written communication : letter
wrote a lengthy missive to her father
Examples of missive in a Sentence
She received yet another lengthy missive from her father.
the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults
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And these Mother’s Day ads and missives just really get to me.
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Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
In dueling lawsuits and PR missives, both sides offer scenarios that both overlap and diverge.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Before then, Neil Young — who is Canadian-American — wrote a missive on his website voicing concern he wouldn’t be let back into the country after his upcoming European tour.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
And as humans continued to heat the planet with pollution from fossil fuels, Francis' missives became progressively more urgent.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
In dueling lawsuits and PR missives, both sides offer scenarios that both overlap and diverge.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Before then, Neil Young — who is Canadian-American — wrote a missive on his website voicing concern he wouldn’t be let back into the country after his upcoming European tour.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2025
And as humans continued to heat the planet with pollution from fossil fuels, Francis' missives became progressively more urgent.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for missive
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“Missive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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