pay phone
Example Sentences
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In urban neighborhoods, the local candy store often had a pay phone and acted as a message center for the surrounding area.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
I rushed miles to the nearest pay phone, to tell Mom and Dad the news: They would be going home.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
As Chesnoff talks in the “Jinx” episode, red carpet footage from the “All Good Things” premiere briefly appears, as do clips of Lehrman posing as Katie and making a call from a pay phone.
From New York Times • May 12, 2024
Then came the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which allowed for increased competition in the pay phone market.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2023
He hurried down a dark road to a nearby café, hoping to use the pay phone to call his wife.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
