were phoning
- past progressive of phone.
Example Sentences
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"On Saturday, me and my colleague were phoning up companies in and around Llanberis, Bangor and Caernarfon asking for help," Mr McIntyre said.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
Warehouse workers were phoning Ellen Widess in a panic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2025
For the moment, family members were phoning loved ones and gathering in living rooms across the American heartland, mourning those who had not survived the storms’ swift, furious rampage.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021
In an earlier virtual interview with “CBS This Morning,” Talley had appeared as a bouncing blur — as if he were phoning in during a minor earthquake.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 29, 2020
Two girls from the Chase Comprehensive were phoning their dads from the phone box by Mr. Rhydd's.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
