phoned in

Example Sentences

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As Calum and Greg discussed ways to get his video more views during Thursday's Breakfast show, listener Emma phoned in to suggest they contact the royals.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Selena’s vocals, and her stage presence, are impossible to be phoned in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Before the bill passed, Freehill routinely phoned in every prescription for misoprostol when her patients were miscarrying so she could explain to the pharmacist why she was prescribing it.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024

Police arrived at Mr. Turley’s Fairfax residence Friday after an unknown person phoned in a 911 call falsely claiming a shooting occurred at the prominent legal scholar’s home.

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2023

“All day. I phoned in and got Harry Bryant; he said take the day off and rest. Which is exactly what I’m going to do.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick