telephone number
Example Sentences
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It was reopened in 1989, with a telephone number for prospective renters to call; within four days, it had received 180,000 calls and the list was closed again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
Her manager has given her the office telephone number in case she needs to clarify her hours - but she feels “a bit nervous” about calling.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2024
Ellison and Straczynski didn’t meet until the late 1970s, when the latter decided to call the telephone number in one of Ellison’s books.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
Her interviews with people in early-stage trials suggest they’re pleased to have a direct telephone number for a research nurse, for example.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024
Do you have a telephone number for this uncle?”
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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