phone
noun
Example Sentences
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Salonen was on the jury of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition that Dudamel won and phoned Borda from Bamberg, famously describing the boyish Dudamel as “a conducting animal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He phoned people who chipped in to his Crowdfunder for the phone box project, as well as a few others to make up the numbers.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The vote proved too close to call on Tuesday evening, but by Wednesday morning, El-Sayed had claimed the win, and Stevens had phoned him to concede.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
When Mr. Baker phoned, no one picked up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Jule made them some tea while Forrest phoned hotels.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
