crank call
Example Sentences
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“We used to crank call Courtney,” Jeff says.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2019
This is a crank call that sorta backfired, and I’d like to bail out right now.
From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2016
When the listener identified himself, Plotz thought it was a crank call.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2015
“I was quite nervous about it,” she recalled, although the reception was positive, save for a single crank call.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2012
“They have to verify that it’s not a crank call before they send a helicopter, they said.”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.