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

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

Miss Celia spells out her telephone number like a floor- mopping jingle, “Emerson two-sixty-six-oh-nine!”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett