phone call
noun
an instance of initiating contact by telephone.
phone calls
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pluralof phone call.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The owner said that in August last year, when news broke that Xi would be attending the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit in South Korea, he received dozens of phone calls relating to these demands.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Instead it works through text messages and phone calls.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Times confirmed that all of the stores are no longer listed in the Starbucks app and are either designated as “permanently closed” on Google or did not respond to phone calls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The security service had in fact disclosed the man's agent status in phone calls to me, as it tried to persuade me not to investigate him in 2020.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Agents fanned out across the country, tailing unsuspecting government officials, listening in on private phone calls, opening mail, and photographing the men and women named in Elizabeth's confession.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
