phone book

Example Sentences

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The pair hired an undergraduate to comb through phone book listings for fast-food restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

DNS, which stands for Domain Name System, is often likened to a phone book for the internet.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

And fortunately there was a phone book inside of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

No reading from the phone book or "Green Eggs and Ham."

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025

There are no contacts in the phone book and the call log has been erased.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins