Example Sentences

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But we hope his successor will phone every once in a while for some big ideas.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021

“Quite often someone will phone and say: ‘I want to work in orphanages.’

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2018

The family will be monitored by public health workers, who will phone twice daily to check for signs of the disease.

From MSNBC • Oct. 23, 2014

Instead, officials worry that too many people trying to enroll in coverage will phone the state's Obamacare call center, which has about 50 full-time employees and plans for up to 100 more.

From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2013

A few will phone for help; others will panic and require medical assistance themselves; and many, alas, will simply be annoyed that their dinner was interrupted and will tip their waiters ungenerously as a result.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood