contact
Example Sentences
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Despite the "frightening" situation, Marley remained calm and used a mobile phone kept in a waterproof pouch to contact his nan on shore, who called 999.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“There are incidents every year where a bear comes into contact with a human, so it’s not uncommon,” Collins said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Livesey told the Times he had had "practically zero" contact with anyone appearing in the paper, such as female models.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Ebola, which is spread through close contact and bodily fluids, has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa over the past 50 years.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
I need to ask her a very important question, and to do that, I’ll have to make eye contact with Aunt J. So I chance lifting my head to meet her gaze.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing contact
"Thank You, M'am"
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Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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"High School Football"
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