phone call
Americannoun
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an instance of initiating contact by telephone.
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a conversation carried on via telephone.
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Example Sentences
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She’d spent decades honing her craft for that phone call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sometimes he calls and we miss the phone call, or sometimes the number doesn’t work, and like you’re trying to press five to answer the call, and it just hangs up the call instead.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the day before contracts were exchanged Sarah received a phone call from her "befuddled" estate agent saying he had some bad news.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
There is no icon that automatically shows up on a Zoom call and no audio notification when Granola is being used on a phone call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The next morning, as I’m putting on my coat and earmuffs, Mom gets a phone call.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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