telephone

Example Sentences

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He was due to have a telephone appointment on Tuesday after having a number of mini strokes – or TIAs as they are known – in January.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Compared with workers who lost jobs in more stable occupations, Goldman’s researchers said that displaced workers in jobs hit by technological shifts—such as telephone operators and typists—suffered both short- and long-term economic impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Those sources can be wrong, and facts can be lost or warped in the game of telephone.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Six days after Nollie’s arrest, the telephone rang.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom