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
This Whidbey Island pay phone, I thought, would be my own makeshift wind phone.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
Mr. Washington had called his office from a pay phone, so he casually read the morning paper while Gerald sat silently, trying to figure out where to start.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
