letter of introduction

noun

1. a letter given by one person to another, as an introduction to a third party

Example Sentences

Langley was just 22 when she arrived in LA with a letter of introduction to a literary agent, planning to stay just a few months.

From BBC

The father of a classmate helped Mr. Talley find his entree into New York fashion, writing a letter of introduction to Diana Vreeland, the former editor in chief of Vogue who at the time was mounting fashion exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

From Washington Post

What does one say in a letter of introduction to one’s biological father, and how does one even address him?

From Washington Post

She showed up with her parents at Novotna’s home in 2014 with a letter of introduction and a desire to find a tennis mentor who understood both the micro and macro of what it took to become great.

From New York Times

He landed in Beirut, Lebanon, with a teacher’s letter of introduction to the Collège Arménien, a lycée founded in 1928 to educate Armenian refugees.

From New York Times

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