telephone book

Example Sentences

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Carolyn Bennett remembers flipping through a yellow telephone book in the 1980s to find carpet stores and workers who refinished wood to help renovate her home.

From Los Angeles Times

She holds on to her husband’s possessions — his telephone book and wallet — as if they were jewels.

From Seattle Times

One even decorated the cover of the telephone book in Fortaleza where the artist — known simply as Chico — lived and established a pioneering and controversial collective studio practice.

From New York Times

As he scoured telephone books and newspaper obituary pages, Nobleman tracked down some of Finger’s relatives, including a niece who informed him that Fred had in fact married a woman.

From Los Angeles Times

I delivered telephone books on King Street when I was a kid; I pulled a little wagon.

From New York Times