hold the phone
Example Sentences
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To cope, his mother would “lie on the floor and hold the phone away from her head.”
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
He will have a bit of a dip at me and I'll hold the phone away from my ear while he has his rant.
From BBC • Jul. 29, 2023
Shiv says when her estranged husband offers to hold the phone up to Logan’s ear, before uttering some of the saddest words she’s ever said: “Are you just being nice to me?”
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023
As long as a sale is happening, we will hold the phone — and happily.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022
When he told her he’d already read it, Kaira screamed so loud he had to hold the phone away from his ear.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
