answering service

Example Sentences

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The phone for McCloskey’s campaign rang unanswered Tuesday and a message left with his law office’s answering service wasn’t immediately returned.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

"We'll have our answering service up tomorrow," Jerry Carr replied in jest.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2021

From her home in the Philadelphia suburbs, Nin Bell works for an answering service, taking calls from people trying to reach more than 10,000 funeral homes and end-of-life companies.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2020

Prehn didn’t respond to a message left with his answering service Friday afternoon.

From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2020

Eventually a company representative or answering service picked up the call.

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