Meanings of opening letters in English

General Mitchener is at his writing table in the War Office, opening letters.

Sometimes people can't face opening letters, resulting in missing deadlines to submit information.

Manley incurred the Dean's resentment in 1718 by opening letters addressed to him.

Remember, you had me opening letters as a punishment.'

This there was no difficulty in doing, for opening letters was one of Jess's simplest accomplishments.

Mr. Goodnow was seated at a desk with his back to him, and was employed in opening letters.

He was disgusted with opening letters.

Just at this moment probably most of the other men were opening letters from their wives in the Hills.

Episode One saw them opening letters from schoolkids and joking about which ones they'd like to fuck: The Green Berets it ain't.

He took me to the billiard-room, where Clubfoot, sleek and washed and shaved, sat at the writing-table in the sunshine, opening letters and sipping coffee.

The most cruel means by which the King was informed of what was passing-for many years before anybody knew it-wasthat of opening letters.

Opening letters of obnoxious intimidators.

"Since when has Robert Anderson of Birkenbog taken to opening letters addressed to other men?"

* * * The other, the liberty of opening letters, upon a suspicion that they might contain matter of a dangerous consequence.