call box
Example Sentences
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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
I pass them when I drive to work, and when I was at the AU gallery, I was delighted to see that one of his paintings had a call box.
From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2017
A faded yellow emergency call box hung next to the front door.
From New York Times • May 2, 2016
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
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