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
Her answering machine message was recorded in the style of Snow.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
She says that her husband had insisted on putting her name on the mailbox, her voice on the answering machine.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
