phones
- present tense form of phone (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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He had hardly stepped on to the stage to address an event in London about his Invictus Games when the news started hitting inboxes on phones around the room.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
The Finnish company doesn’t even make phones anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Since most wind phones are in public spaces, they can be subject to vandalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
"Their phones should be running hot in the coming days."
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
That’s when I noticed several flashes and looked out to see a few people crouched around the stage with cameras, and some in the audience were recording the whole thing with their phones.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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