telephone number

NOUN

assigned number for telephone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

phone number

WEAK

800 number cell phone number fax number

Example Sentences

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He didn’t have a telephone number, so I was just waiting for eight hours in front of his door until he came home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

People have contacted the service roughly 25 million times since July 2022, when the previous 10-digit telephone number officially converted to the shorter and more memorable 988.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It was reopened in 1989, with a telephone number for prospective renters to call; within four days, it had received 180,000 calls and the list was closed again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Standing on the street, he struggled to remember his sister’s telephone number.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

Finally, in October 1941, she and a friend named Nina found the telephone number of a high-ranking air force officer at his Moscow headquarters.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein