phone book
Example Sentences
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Our reporter then booked an appointment with another doctor in the phone book, this time based in Damascus.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The pair hired an undergraduate to comb through phone book listings for fast-food restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Mostly, it was just very boring, an opinion seemingly shared by Mark Wahlberg, who sounded like he was reading out of the phone book during his prayers.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
It’s astounding that Apple failed to realize that audiences will watch George Clooney and Brad Pitt read the phone book, so long as they do it together, and truncated “Wolfs’” stay in theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Instead I crawl onto the futon, under the duvet, with a cup of coffee and the Toronto phone book, and start looking up names.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
