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
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
On each visit she gave him a handful of change for the pay phone.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
This Whidbey Island pay phone, I thought, would be my own makeshift wind phone.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2023
Amá has taken away my phone, so I call Connor every day after school from what I believe is the only remaining pay phone in the city.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
