Example Sentences
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Salcedo phoned his family from the hotel at 5 p.m. and said he hoped to arrive in his hometown of Nueva Bolivia, about 300 miles away, the next day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
According to the petition, the fight escalated, and Will Robinson phoned the police while Sandoval hid inside a spare bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
McGinn was at a McDonald's drive-through when a furious Lennon phoned.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
She sent on the information which had been requested in late December, but when she phoned for an update was told that Capita would also require a letter of representation from a solicitor.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The explanation came when my old friend Marsha phoned to say she wouldn’t be coming, but she’d drop off my birthday present the next day.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
