Example Sentences

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He cooks and sometimes waits tables at a restaurant during the day, video-calls his wife and children in China at night, and repeats the routine the next day.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

At that hearing, judge Thomas Greensmith set out a "road-map" regarding contact which involved video-calls between mother and daughter progressing to direct contact three times a week.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

The curtain drawn over royal private life is pulled back a bit, revealing the video-calls taking place between the generations.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2020

The 61-year-old lands his weight on a sofa and, taking out his phone, sitting extremely straight, nose almost touching the screen, he video-calls his wife Hilaria.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2019

On the veranda of the city's grand mosque she video-calls her mum so I can talk to her.

From BBC • May 11, 2019