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 could drive down to a pay phone at the motel along the highway if an emergency arose — but emergencies are never so common as we imagine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 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
A light caught my eye, shining on a relic of a bygone analog era: a pay phone, housed under a Whidbey Telecom cover.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
I walk out of Room 22 to find a pay phone.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
