phone number

Example Sentences

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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

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

He pulled Helon aside and gave her his personal phone number so they could talk more.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The crossing had been co-ordinated via a WhatsApp group, according to Shwana's fellow passenger, who showed us a mobile phone number used by the smugglers.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Genie, she gave me her phone number, man. Wrote it on a paper towel and told me not to lose it, but it don’t matter if I lose it, because I already memorized it.”

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds