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
Jeff adopted a stern, fatherly tone with his mom, which the documentary illustrates with the missives he left on her answering machine.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 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
Her answering machine message was recorded in the style of Snow.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
He has to make a point of going to his studio, of resetting the tape on his answering machine, paying his rent check and his bills.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
