telephone
Example Sentences
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Rodríguez, in turn, has acknowledged that there have been telephone calls and said that the tone is "courteous" and "mutually respectful."
From BBC
Oh, sure, she’d seemed fairly reasonable at first, except for being scared to talk on the telephone.
From Literature
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Former executives said he typically didn’t send emails, preferring telephone calls and in-person meetings.
In 1877, Berliner, then working with Edison, created the first “telephone voice transmitter,” a device that used a vibrating metal diaphragm to convert sound waves into electrical signals for transmission over telephone lines.
He said the airport has removed some seating, telephone boxes, and other "clutter" in Terminal 3 and that it feels less crowded as a result, even though there are more people.
From BBC
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