have phoned
- present perfect of phone.
Example Sentences
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Nowadays she would probably have phoned the other mothers, but in those times it was believed that children should fight their own battles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
The doctor who rushed Medina Leon to the hospital told investigators he thought someone should have phoned him earlier because he was on call 24 hours a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
They could have phoned it in and been like, “Listen, we don’t have time to learn more choreography.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2022
Callers worried about relatives in flooded parishes where communications have been down have phoned in to put out the call for information.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
And she would have phoned him, spoiled the surprise, and gotten him on her side.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
