answering machine
Example Sentences
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“For the safety of staff and the community, we’re keeping the store closed for the time being,” an employee said in a recording on its answering machine Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
DiBergi finds Tufnel working as a cheesemonger in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Smalls as the proprietor of London glue museum and St Hubbins living in Los Angeles making answering machine jingles.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
When she got home from a movie with friends, Rebecca Hayter noticed a blinking light on her answering machine.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
A telephone message left on an answering machine at Yetman’s home seeking comment was not immediately returned.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
“Let the answering machine get it,” he says.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
