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 replying “STOP” to a smishing text can increase the number of scam messages you receive, because it confirms someone is actively using the phone number.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The second tout we met gave us the phone number of the smuggler Ahmad, who had been operating out of northern France for more than five years, we were told.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

On the line for “Emergency contact,” Pearl quickly jotted down her own mother’s name and their home phone number.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng