phone book
noun
phone books
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pluralof phone book.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There were photos stashed everywhere, many tucked into the stacks of Yellow Pages phone books in Wally’s bedroom closet, warped and stained from water damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
Marks studied archives to identify the buildings where Maier had set her photographs, then used phone books and census records to zero in on the people depicted.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2021
On Saturday and Sunday mornings the line ran out the door, people waiting for French toast, biscuits and gravy and crab omelets the size of phone books; you could add a cupcake for a dollar.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2020
The company takes information, with consent, from social media and delegates' phone books to create an algorithm that matches people with others that they would likely find interesting or want to talk to.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2020
I saw wheels of ribbon and wrapping paper, stacks of colored construction paper, cardboard boxes of newspaper clippings, watercolors and cans of paint, a yellow stack of phone books.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
