How to Use caller in a Sentence

caller

noun
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  • She's had several callers at her house in the past few days.
  • The police have received information from an anonymous caller.
  • The buck then tried to attack the caller and wouldn’t leave the front yard.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The caller did not say whether the bus was empty or not.
    — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The caller was worried the man was going to try to break in.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The caller said that 74-year-old William Omtvedt came home from a bar with a wound to his shoulder.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That ability to match a ballad to a caller is born of a love of lyrics.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This caller asked for advice on how to deal with the cousin's request this time around.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The caller said one man used a credit card to buy gas before the leaving scene.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The caller said a white Ford F-150 pickup truck had been swerving across lanes on the road and run into a ditch.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 10 June 2023
  • The caller saw a man open the shed, speak to the minors and then lock the shed behind him, authorities said.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • No, the 49ers’ and Chiefs’ head coaches and offensive play callers are two of the best ever.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The caller said his brother had broken into the home and refused to leave.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Imagine what Cooks does with Prescott as the signal caller?
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The caller said Toscano jumped into a white SUV with her baby and luggage.
    — The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024
  • He was found lying in the middle of the street with a gunshot wound, a 911 caller reported.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The caller had warned that Dalton had shot his mother and was now holding the rest of the family hostage.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Her license – which pharmacists need to work – was at risk, the caller said.
    — USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
  • If, for example, a caller has chest pains, the nurse will ask how long that pain has lasted.
    — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In one call, a dispatcher tried to calm down a caller who was scared about the shooter's whereabouts.
    — CBS News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Most nights, bingo players can find caller Patti Rassbach at the front of the room.
    — Deena Lawley-Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • In Akron, the caller making the false report also said four students had been shot.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The caller said the girl and her grandmother had boarded a dinghy and headed out into the harbor.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Police also heard from the neighbor, who accused the caller of doing the same thing.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • Officers arrived at the scene and spoke to the 911 caller who had head injuries, police said.
    — Andrea Ramirez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Peewee Roberts is generally the first caller to kick off the show.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The caller said a 15-year-old boy was unresponsive and not breathing.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2023
  • Police believed the caller was a white male and the calls came from midtown Manhattan.
    — Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 14 July 2023
  • The caller tells the dispatcher that her sister had been shot in the head at a home on Polk Avenue near 45th Street and that the gunman was nearby.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The caller told police a man was shot and unresponsive.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024

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