open letter
noun
: a published letter of protest or appeal usually addressed to an individual but intended for the general public
Examples of open letter in a Sentence
In an open letter to the company, a citizens' group implored company executives to reconsider their decision to close the factory.
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The open letter comes as EU Member states are discussing plans to combine funding for culture, media and civil society into a single pot.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Southeastern sent the open letter to Mattel’s board and other shareholders on Thursday.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Hence the intervention of the Middlesex group led by Selvey and former England captain Gatting which includes others like Mark Ramprakash, Desmond Haynes, John Emburey and Clive Radley, who released an open letter urging the membership to act.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Nearly eighty Mexican cultural figures have signed an open letter decrying the installation of Pedro Reyes’s Tlali in the plaza of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Southeastern sent the open letter to Mattel’s board and other shareholders on Thursday.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Hence the intervention of the Middlesex group led by Selvey and former England captain Gatting which includes others like Mark Ramprakash, Desmond Haynes, John Emburey and Clive Radley, who released an open letter urging the membership to act.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Nearly eighty Mexican cultural figures have signed an open letter decrying the installation of Pedro Reyes’s Tlali in the plaza of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for open letter
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“Open letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20letter. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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