Yellow Pages
Example Sentences
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New York City’s telephone company in 1886 published the first Yellow Pages directory of business phone numbers—creating a nearly friction-free way for merchants and customers to find one another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
He was inspired by seeing the starry sky, but the title came as he spotted the Yellow Pages across the room.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024
Or maybe looked it up in an outdated Yellow Pages phonebook they found in the back closet.
From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2022
They resorted to filling a cooler with bags of ice until Steichmann’s wife thought to go through the Yellow Pages.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022
While everyone else streamed out, he made his way to the secretary’s office and borrowed a copy of the Yellow Pages.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
