pager

Example Sentences

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But its use of the drones appeared to stop after Israel’s exploding pager operations and its Lebanon land invasion in October 2024, before making a recent comeback.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He kept a pager clipped to his belt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"The pager started beeping non-stop and, on the screen, it said 'alert'," Adam, who did not want to use his real name for safety reasons, said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

Last year, on 17 September, at around 15:30, a pager which a nurse called Adam was given at the start of his shift at a hospital in Lebanon received a message.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

So I checked in to the downtown Holiday Inn, sat on the bed, phone in my lap, and dialed Sonny’s pager.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot