crank call

Example Sentences

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“We used to crank call Courtney,” Jeff says.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019

“A lot of those hair metal bands would leave their phone numbers on their ads. So we would crank call groups like Poison.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019

When the listener identified himself, Plotz thought it was a crank call.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2015

“I was quite nervous about it,” she recalled, although the reception was positive, save for a single crank call.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2012

“They have to verify that it’s not a crank call before they send a helicopter, they said.”

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin