How to Use by letter in a Sentence

by letter

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  • Abuse suspects who are added to the state index are informed of the decision by letter.
    Morgan Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • He was arrested after confessing to the crime by letter.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
  • Plus, the Texas comptroller’s department will assist in searches by phone or by letter.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Owners will be notified by letter starting June 25, but no fix is available yet.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • Owners will be notified by letter starting June 25, but no fix is available yet.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • Each voter would be notified by letter as to the day and time of their initial appointment along with their follow-on appointment.
    Star Tribune, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The tenants say the landlord and others have harassed them by demanding rent payments either by letter, phone or in person, according to the lawsuit.
    Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The event was scrapped after the state attorney general's office warned Glantz by letter that criminal charges would be filed if the festival happened.
    Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2020
  • If the city needs to notify a property owner by letter, Gonzalez said the letter comes attached with a photo of the graffiti on the property.
    David Dekunder, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The charges were eventually dropped, after a deputy federal public defender, reached by letter, informed a judge who ordered Rivera brought to court the next business day.
    Ken Ritter, ajc, 29 May 2021
  • Chief Justice Martha Walters informed the nine-member commission of her decision by letter.
    oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Wisconsin joined more than 30 other states in pushing instruction that is best known for emphasizing the use of phonics — sounding out words letter by letter.
    Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Claimants will be notified of waiver determinations by letter and through their MiWAM accounts, the agency said.
    Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Records show the city continued to warn McKinney to fix the electrical problems, notifying her by letter or in person at least seven more times after the warrant was issued.
    jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2021
  • In the inspector general’s report, the bomb squad personnel on scene were referred to only by letter designations.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • Dealers will replace a cable harness and install a straightening cover at no cost to owners, who will be notified by letter starting July 24.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
  • Dealers will replace a cable harness and install a straightening cover at no cost to owners, who will be notified by letter starting July 24.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 23 June 2023
  • While molecular tests essentially scan genomes letter by letter for precise spelling, tests that search for proteins work more like a reader skimming words for overall meaning.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2021
  • Claimants will be notified by letter and through their online MiWAM unemployment accounts if they are granted an overpayment waiver.
    Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Medigap policies are standardized, and there are typically about eight different plans from which a new Medicare enrollee can choose (denoted by letter of the alphabet), all with varying benefits and costs.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Kia plans to notify owners by letter starting Dec. 22, urging them to keep vehicles parked outside and away from structures ua remedy can be developed to address the fire hazard that's near a hydraulic engine control device.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
  • In replying by letter to committee Chairman Henry Cabot Lodge, the president urged transparency and concurred with the committee’s desire that his testimony be made public.
    Melissa August, Time, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Meanwhile, when children study French or English, both phonetic languages with a strong connection between spelling and pronunciation, they’re encouraged to sound out words letter by letter.
    Jamie Dickman, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Previously, newspapers and books were typeset by hand—letter by letter, word by word, line by line, using the 15th-century technology developed by the German printer and inventor Johannes Gutenberg.
    Nick Yetto, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Owners are expected to be notified by letter starting July 18, federal officials said.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 28 June 2022
  • Segerstrom's lawyers questioned his mental fitness to proceed after reviewing his health records and other records from the Arkansas Department of Correction, interviewing him on numerous occasions and corresponding with him by letter.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Honda will notify owners by letter starting January 17.
    CBS News, 3 Dec. 2021
  • After repeatedly postponing the hearing because of inclement weather the commission denied reconsideration — again — and notified Markley and Sampson by letter.
    Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 20 May 2021
  • In a statement, administrators said upon being notified about the incident, district and school officials immediately began investigating and that school officials also notified parents by letter that day.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 19 May 2022

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