Example Sentences

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken rushed to the White House for meetings and was phoning foreign counterparts, while Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israel’s defense minister.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Under her pseudonymous handle, she was phoning in to the most-watched conservative shows and podcasts to express her views .

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2023

The first was phoning the surgery to speak to somebody.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2021

The usually brilliant and eviscerating British comedian, by his own account, was phoning it in.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2020

The new watchman, Luno’s replacement, nearly fried when a falling cinder ignited the ticket shed, where he was phoning for help.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen