telephone number
Britishnoun
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a set of figures identifying the telephone of a particular subscriber, and used in making connections to that telephone
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(plural) extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
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 tell myself it doesn’t matter, your name is like your telephone number, useful only to others; but what I tell myself is wrong, it does matter.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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