call box

Example Sentences

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The car went off the west roadway edge, hit a call box and continued south through vegetation before going over a cliff, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The same man was seen in the footage using the apartment’s call box around 1:20 a.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022

He ran to the nearest fire alarm call box and reported the fire.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2021

BT was consulting with Aberdeenshire Council on the future of the call box, as well as those located in Crovie and Portsoy.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021

There was a call box to ring individual apartments to ask someone to unlock the door for you.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman