phone number

Example Sentences

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While the ad for the in-universe furniture store Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire plays, a phone number with a South Bay area code flashes in a supertitle.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

If Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon start texting a New Jersey phone number, the New Jersey number is worth a follow-up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Even if you’re only giving fake information and never click a link, “you are telling the scammer that this phone number is active, and its owner is willing to engage,” Rosario Fuentes says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

GMC counsel Harriet Tighe submitted that Patel had stated he provided Patient A with his phone number because she might need to contact him for medical reasons.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“Where does she live? Do you have a phone number so I can call her parents and make sure it’s okay?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy