phone book
Example Sentences
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I wouldn’t pay to hear her read the proverbial phone book, but I might shell out to hear her sing it, while cracking jokes in between vocalizing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
DNS, which stands for Domain Name System, is often likened to a phone book for the internet.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
A week later, L.A. printed its first phone book.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
No reading from the phone book or "Green Eggs and Ham."
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
On the outskirts I looked up a veterinary in the phone book, asked directions, and rushed Charley into the examination room as an emergency.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
