phone

Example Sentences

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One of the others is the Brick, that little piece of plastic that has exactly one job—to make my phone stop working in distracting ways—and executes it to perfection.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

Buddhist mantras should be chanted while the baby is being delivered, but he can't remember the words, so he plays them from his phone on speaker instead.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Kalshi requires users to give their address, at least part of their Social Security number, their phone number, date of birth and identity documentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Taking out my phone to update my mom, I trail after Ben through the exit.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith