pay phone

Example Sentences

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In urban neighborhoods, the local candy store often had a pay phone and acted as a message center for the surrounding area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

I remember sad Bob Seger on a pay phone in a hallway talking to somebody — like, “I’m headed to Michigan, where I should be a god, but I’m opening for Bachman-Turner Overdrive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

As Chesnoff talks in the “Jinx” episode, red carpet footage from the “All Good Things” premiere briefly appears, as do clips of Lehrman posing as Katie and making a call from a pay phone.

From New York Times • May 12, 2024

Then came the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which allowed for increased competition in the pay phone market.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2023

After we got our bags, George made a quick call on a nearby pay phone, and then took us outside to his light green station wagon.

From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez