phone call

Example Sentences

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The phone call informing players they had made their national team for the tournament was, in many cases, the culmination of a lifelong dream.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But, especially in Pulte’s new position, The Fellowship could be just a phone call away, given its intense focus on relationships with global leaders, and given Pulte’s ostensible closeness to his grandfather.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The then First Division club were interested in signing Armstrong when he received a phone call from his agent asking if he wanted to go to Brazil.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

According to US site Axios, however, US President Donald Trump pressured Netanyahu to back down, calling him "crazy" in a phone call.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

I knew this for a fact, because that night when she received the phone call about Grandma Millie’s accident, I overheard her and Dad.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas