collect call
Example Sentences
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“Here it is like 10 o’clock at night, who’s answering the phone? A collect call at that?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2020
A teaser for director Geno McDermott’s film opens with chilling audio of a collect call Hernandez made to his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2019
Lydia: On this we certainly agree: That glimpse of Jessa and Shoshanna watching “Scandal” and failing to accept a collect call from Hannah was not nearly enough of the girls for me.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2015
Each time you click a streaming radio channel, or download a podcast, it’s as though you’re making a collect call.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2014
“Operator, I want to make a collect call to Louis Gaither.”
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
