Example Sentences

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This gives the heart a bigger job of pumping it around the body and it copes by dialling up the blood pressure - a bit like cranking the tap on a garden hose pipe.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still desires to own Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

"I started dialling numbers on my mobile phone like crazy, but I couldn't get in touch with my wife and children," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Instead of immediately calling an ambulance, an inquest heard Sheridan first contacted his mother, who also delayed and went out to buy sandwiches before eventually dialling 999.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

When he had finished dialling, he picked up his handkerchief from the desk and put it over the mouthpiece, quite loosely and mounted rather high.

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