long-distance call

Example Sentences

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What time do you make a long-distance call home?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Now, 14 years after his grandfather’s death, Paul received a long-distance call from his father.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Somebody came up and told me I had a long-distance call at the front desk.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 28, 2020

Phone phreaks could cause this situation to happen by making a long-distance call and then whistling off with 2,600 Hz and continuing to send 2,600 Hz down the line, thus mimicking the idle line condition.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2013

But it is a long-distance call from Greenville to Brooklyn, too much money and not enough time to explain that New York City is gray rock and quick-moving cars.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson