Example Sentences

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“If you indicated insider knowledge of gay life, you were telegraphing that you were gay.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2020

“Effectively what that means is that the Fed is not going to be in the position to normalize rates at the extent they were telegraphing only a week and a half ago,” said Kenny.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2016

The Seraph's eyes were telegraphing a whole code-book.

From The Sixth Sense A Novel by McKenna, Stephen

No doubt could remain that two parties of Indians were telegraphing messages back and forth, and that they were understood by each party.

From Two Boys in Wyoming A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

I know that they were telegraphing to San Pedro Sula as I left and to all the coast towns.

From Soldiers of Fortune by Davis, Richard Harding