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
At 2:11 a.m., the man who had used the call box to gain entry to the building was seen leaving with what appeared to be Hinton’s laundry bag.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2022
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
I was a fan of Duchamp but wasn’t familiar with that particular piece, so I remember standing in a call box while Richard described it to me over the phone.
From The Guardian • Dec. 7, 2018
When the gigantic wave of molasses hit, Boston Police patrolman Frank McManus was at a call box getting ready to make a routine report.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
