Addressing in a sentence

I presume that it is Mr. Sherlock Holmes whom I am addressing and not—
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Eventually, as we know, she adopted the expedient of cutting out the words which would form the message, and addressing the letter in a disguised hand. It reached the baronet, and gave him the first warning of his danger.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles

Imagine us both as addressing you from another and a happier world.
E. M. Forster, A Passage to India

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Dictionary

Merriam-Webster
— to mark directions for delivery on
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Macmillan
— to write the name and address of a particular person or organization on an envelope, parcel etc
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Other Word Forms

address
addressed
addresses


Usage

2 uses of ‘addressing’ in A Passage to India, by E. M. Forster
2 uses of ‘addressing’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle