Noun I just have to make a quick telephone call before we leave. You can order the cake over the telephone. The telephone has been ringing all morning! She picked up the telephone and dialed the number. He slammed down the telephone. They hired someone to answer the telephones. All our telephones are cordless. I left the telephone off the hook. Verb He telephoned me to say that he was going to be late. He telephoned to say that he was going to be late. You never write or telephone. See More
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Anyone with information about this crash is encouraged to contact Officer Michaud #384 via telephone at 860-621-0101, or via email at cmichaud@southingtonpolice.org. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Blinken had previously spoken to Abu Akleh's relatives via telephone, but Tuesday was their first in-person meeting. Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 27 July 2022 The poll, conducted by the Glengariff Group for The Detroit News and WDIV-TV, surveyed 500 likely GOP primary voters via telephone from July 13-15 and had a margin of error of plus or minors 4.4 percentage points. Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 19 July 2022 Police attempted negotiations with Merrill via telephone but were unsuccessful. Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2022 This agreement does allow Mama June to contact Alana daily via telephone but Pumpkin determines the visitation rights. Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 The poll of 600 Oregon voters was conducted via telephone from June 23 to 29. Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 6 July 2022 During a recent telephone interview, Spooner and I compared notes about our experiences.Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 In a telephone interview with The Post last month, Voloshyn blamed the war on Zelensky, saying the repression of Medvedchuk and his supporters forced Moscow to defend its allies. Catherine Belton, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
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There’s some evidence that online scammers target younger people, while older adults are more likely to answer the phone, opening the door to telephone scams. Annaliese Griffin, Fortune, 29 July 2022 The Chechens celebrated their victory and let their prisoners telephone their mothers back home in Russia, calling on Moscow to withdraw its troops.New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 The Taylors’ family members have not been able to visit or telephone them. Yuri Kageyama, ajc, 10 Mar. 2022 On the eve of the invasion, Zelensky had tried to telephone Putin to appeal for negotiations, but the Russian leader would not take the call. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2022 He was bound with rope for hours in his basement, but eventually made it to a neighbors house to telephone police after regaining consciousness. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 12 Apr. 2021 Brent Jones, president of the bottler, AffinityLifestyles.com Inc., and a former Nevada state Republican lawmaker, did not immediately respond Wednesday to telephone and email messages seeking comment.NBC News, 25 Mar. 2021 And their parents had to telephone the witch to arrange for her visit. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2020 After speaking at a union hall in his original hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden was approached by a man named Jim Gilbooley, who asked him to telephone a passionate supporter, Sarah Corbett, who was dying of cancer. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2020 See More