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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Up, down, left and right — mail missives were rocketing toward the center screen.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Antonoff echoed this opinion in his missive.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
The decision by Bishop Michael Barber affects 12 parishes and one pastoral center across Oakland, Fremont, Alameda, Castro Valley and Crockett, according to a missive posted online Tuesday.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
The missive was identified by researchers Jessica Lockhart and Chana Algarvio during a closer examination of the fragment using advanced imaging.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Antonoff echoed this opinion in his missive.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
The decision by Bishop Michael Barber affects 12 parishes and one pastoral center across Oakland, Fremont, Alameda, Castro Valley and Crockett, according to a missive posted online Tuesday.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
The missive was identified by researchers Jessica Lockhart and Chana Algarvio during a closer examination of the fragment using advanced imaging.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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