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

Maybe you’d meet somebody out, remotely checking the answering machine plugged into your landline for messages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

I kept the message on our answering machine for years.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Picturing her sitting there at the kitchen table with both hands around her mug of tea, listening to the answering machine message.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña