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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