Sentence examples for a telegram or a from inspiring English sources

But there is no stone in the street and no brick in the wall that is not actually a deliberate symbol — a message from some man, as much as if it were a telegram or a post card".

Was it a letter, a memo, a telegram or a phone call?

During our meeting, the phone rang incessantly, a messenger arrived at the door with a telegram or an envelope every few minutes, and children of various ages and sexes ran in and out of the living room.

In the era before 24-hour cable news and countless Web sites, a newspaper headline was often the first public report of an event, and it could hit home like a happy telegram or a punch in the stomach.

If the new system crashes or breaks, could you then rely on pay phones (which may be at some convenience stores) -- or use a telegram -- or an over-night, special delivery letter (called snail-mail).

Mr. Nixon sent a telegram back a few hours later.

There is even a telegram from a young Gordon Brown.

A man wanted to send a telegram to a Sutton Place address.

A bachelor given to eccentric behavior decided to send a telegram to a lady friend.

It begins with a telegram, and a telegram is never good news.

During the Second World War, families were lucky to get a telegram days or weeks after a son or a husband was hurt.