telephone

Example Sentences

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AT&T narrowly avoided a breakup a couple of years later, mostly because it had the nation’s only working long-distance telephone network.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

For society, the telephone collapsed a massive continent into a single, interconnected neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Technology minister Ian Murray told MPs in the House of Commons on Thursday the data involved in the incident did not include participant's names, addresses, contact details or telephone numbers.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

In his work exist iconic signs of beloved local establishments — like the Playpen — the blinding glint reflecting off downtown’s skyline, telephone poles regarded as totems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Telephone service, too, was more limited than ever, but at last the girl at the hospital switchboard reached the telephone operator in Hilversum with the news of Betsie’s death and my release.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom