long-distance call

Example Sentences

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From his home in Pennsylvania, Peter placed a long-distance call to Devonport.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

What time do you make a long-distance call home?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Somebody came up and told me I had a long-distance call at the front desk.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 28, 2020

Phone phreaks could cause this situation to happen by making a long-distance call and then whistling off with 2,600 Hz and continuing to send 2,600 Hz down the line, thus mimicking the idle line condition.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2013

She’d made a long-distance call from Libreville to make sure he was getting let out the next day for sure, and boy, did she make a beeline after that.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver