telephone number

NOUN

assigned number for telephone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

phone number

WEAK

800 number cell phone number fax number

Example Sentences

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He didn’t have a telephone number, so I was just waiting for eight hours in front of his door until he came home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

People have contacted the service roughly 25 million times since July 2022, when the previous 10-digit telephone number officially converted to the shorter and more memorable 988.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Police said he gave the 2021 US Open champion a letter, which sources told BBC Sport included his name and telephone number, and took a photograph.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

He didn’t respond to a message I left at the telephone number he listed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

I had to ask Daddy for the telephone number, then I’d probably see him not care as he scribbled it on a scrap of paper or said with a shrug that he didn't have it.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English