Yellow Pages

Example Sentences

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Facebook didn’t buy yellow pages or local newspapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

“One day I picked up 42 handwritten yellow pages from the previous seven days,” Steve said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2023

In the 1960s, he started to dine at Chinese restaurants listed on the local yellow pages.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2021

It was tied into the advertising it was doing in the yellow pages.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2021

Whether it was a rumor or a question, I gave everyone the same answer: “You’ll have to talk to Gretchen Silver. She’s in the yellow pages under mouthpieces.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg