Example Sentences

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When he wasn’t there, we were phoning every day.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

“He was just angry because he knew it could be better. He had no patience for people who were phoning it in or reaching for the lowest common denominator.”

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024

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

But she kept faith with the story, and one final revision proved her dramatically right: “There was an explosion. Publishers and film companies were phoning up for it.”

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2016

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