public telephone
Example Sentences
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Hull is the only place in England where the local council actively ran the public telephone network, having been granted a licence to operate from 1902 to 2007.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023
Though I wouldn’t mind putting in a nickel, dime or quarter to make a call from such a telephone, I think it preferable that the public telephone service be free to use.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
All public events are included, such as quick comments on the South Lawn, short exchanges with reporters and all public speeches, radio addresses and even public telephone calls to astronauts in space.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2022
Every day, members of the public telephone to report injured wildlife.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 5, 2018
Wolf's wife, Andrea, would go to the Bahnhof Zoo train station and call a specific number from a public telephone.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
