telephone 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
The 2021 US Open champion was given a letter by the man, which sources in Dubai told BBC Sport included his name and telephone number, that she opened later in her hotel.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
He didn’t respond to a message I left at the telephone number he listed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
He pulls a tiny scrap of paper from a pants pocket with the telephone number of his uncle Marcos in Florida.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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