How to Use form letter in a Sentence

form letter

noun
  • The bank sent out thousands of form letters offering its credit card.
  • Ford said the letter is a form letter that he had been approved to use.
    — Lauren Horsch, charlotteobserver, 26 Apr. 2018
  • The form letter says your file had been locked, which is not the same thing as it being frozen.
    — cleveland, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The form letter seemed to be saying that the rest of her money was on its way.
    — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Students are split into small groups to find sticks, and then form letters and words with the sticks.
    — Teresa M. Pelham, courant.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • Many of the form letters voters receive look like junk mail and aren't even read, this side says.
    — Stephen Koff, cleveland.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • But the goal is to assess what happened behind the scenes that led to these form letters.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Just like in the original game, players use word tiles to form letters and earn points.
    — Nina Derwin, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • But the betting here is that the Chamber would have sent around a different form letter.
    — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • For form letters and scripted calls, Bough decides on a case by case basis how to reply.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The anti-rule letters—at least those that weren’t form letters—tended to be more emotional.
    — Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • The most poignant form letter is written in response to almost daily requests from activists all over the world.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Bonta asked him to bring some samples of kinder, gentler form letters the city could consider adapting.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Cruz responded with a form letter, directing her to call the consulate in Rio.
    — Cindy Carcamo Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Strangers formed letter-writing campaigns and action networks.
    — Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2020
  • The vice consul didn’t explain why there was no check by the line on the form letter indicating that the review remained under way.
    — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 26 May 2018
  • The team also included a helpful, pre-written form letter that fans eager to attend the parade could use to get out of class or work.
    — Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 June 2022
  • However, their response to my original complaint was a form letter that didn’t even attempt to solve the problem.
    — Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Two military officers had arrived on their doorstep to deliver Putin’s form letter and a medal.
    — Elettra Pauletto, Harper's Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Harris is far from the only member of Congress sending out form letters in response to complaints from constituents.
    — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Be specific Too many job ads read like form letters, full of generalities and corporate-speak.
    — Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Sadly, several folks wrote or called with stories of trying to contact state lawmakers and getting either no response or a form letter.
    — John Baer, Philly.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Leaving a form letter to explain his departure made already miserable players angry.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Novo Nordisk even offers a form letter on its Wegovy website to help doctors request coverage.
    — Tom Murphy, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The office also doesn’t respond personally to identical form letters sent by constituents.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The language of the termination notice matched the form letter that the agency had said was previously erroneously sent to staff.
    — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
  • After her call with the male Lyft representative, Robinson says, the company followed up via email with what seemed like a form letter.
    — Tricia Nadolny, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Those who make racial profiling complaints, however, will receive only a form letter noting that their complaint was upheld or rejected.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Dozens of people submitted form letters written by that group opposing a previous bill in 2022.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The couple later received a form letter from UH regarding the situation.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland.com, 14 Mar. 2018

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