answering machine

Example Sentences

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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

I was visiting with Coach in his modest Encino condo when the phone rang and the answering machine picked up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

A telephone message left on an answering machine at Yetman’s home seeking comment was not immediately returned.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2023

The only plan I can come up with is to do everything at once and hope that the teenagers at the Motel 6 switchboard can be trusted to serve as my answering machine.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich