Yellow Pages

Example Sentences

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Facebook didn’t buy yellow pages or local newspapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

It was tied into the advertising it was doing in the yellow pages.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2021

These short narratives are printed on smaller, yellow pages, interspersed throughout the main text.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2019

And as more baby boomers--who probably were covered by HMOs while working--move to Medicare, choosing a managed care plan is more familiar to them than having to search the yellow pages for a provider.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2016

Whether it was a rumor or a question, I gave everyone the same answer: “You’ll have to talk to Gretchen Silver. She’s in the yellow pages under mouthpieces.”

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg