Example Sentences

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"I am very focused, very dialled in," added Dubois as the attention soon turned to the Londoner walking out of two interviews earlier this week after feeling he was being mocked.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

When the support worker arrived at the flat she dialled 999 after seeing that Thea was cold, not making any sounds and looked an "awful colour".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"Apollo Go, are you paralysed?" one person wrote on social media, alongside a video of unanswered calls to the company dialled from an in-car tablet.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The research team in the US does not think the immune system should be permanently dialled up and think such a vaccine should be used to compliment rather than replace current vaccines.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

He then picked up the phone without any perceptible hesitation and dialled a local number.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger