pay phone
Example Sentences
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At one point, he said, his telephone service was turned off, forcing him use a pay phone for calls.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 8, 2026
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 β 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 β 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 β Dec. 30, 2023
She cut through the Egress and toward the front of the school, where the pay phone hung outside the auditorium.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
