How to Use phone in a Sentence

phone

1 of 2 noun
Definition of phonenext
Synonyms for phonenext
  • Green planned to read the script for the show on his phone on the train to their home in Brooklyn.
    — Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The phone was absolutely the seeds of the whole blowing up.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Since the tenant lacked a phone, the inspector couldn’t call him.
    — Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Or even saying it was shot on this type of film or shot on a phone or old VHS footage.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Use alarms or reminders on your phone to prompt you to start your workout.
    — Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But Bruce said that even a phone call can be meaningful for those on the other end of the line.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • To share the story of your unsung hero with the Hidden Brain team, record a voice memo on your phone and send it to [email protected].
    — Laura Kwerel, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
  • None of the three responded to requests for comment in emails, by phone and through lawyers.
    — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In the background, Swift can be spotted looking at her phone.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Stay off your phone while driving and while walking down the sidewalk.
    — Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • If banned, the app would disappear from Apple and Google’s app stores for U.S. phone users.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The video appears to show Umana slapping at Cervantes’ phone.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • There are more phone calls made on Mother's Day than almost any other day of the year.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Life is so much better than having your phone dinging all the time.
    — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • How to take a photo of the eclipse without damaging your phone.
    — Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Musk’s portion has ended, the phones came out for pictures, and DealBook has come to a close.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Infrared imagery from phones can pick up things that people cannot see with the naked eye.
    — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 11 May 2024
  • Sheriff’s office divers also found the phone Macauley threw in the water.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
  • At some point, Allen was able to utter her husband’s name and phone number, Hood said.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Or pick up your phone and try to reach someone in college admissions.
    — Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
  • Any honest observer would say that the phone is driving me!
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 2 Feb. 2024
  • For those who want to sync with a fitness app or watch TV on a phone or tablet, the bike has a nonadjustable media holder.
    — Heather Mayer Irvine, wsj.com, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Now, translation is in our phones, which are omnipresent.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The chest pocket for storing a phone and other small belongings is convenient and the cuffs around the wrist are a nice touch as well.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The Kuromi and flower gem stickers stuck to the back of her phone, the rainbow edited on the screen, and the adorable hot pink bralette and blue Hanes undies all remind us of the early 2000s.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 12 July 2023
  • This year, skiers and riders will also be able to store their passes on their phones, which will be scanned hands-free through Bluetooth.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Erika told Dateline that according to his phone records, Justin was calling friends to ask for a ride home.
    — Mica Thomas, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • This is the second page of my phone, which is functionally my homescreen.
    — David Pierce, The Verge, 10 Mar. 2024
  • In an email follow-up to a phone interview, Bozak said Jane Jordan had the council’s support as well.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2024
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phone

2 of 2 verb
  • Someone from the newspaper will be phoning with a few questions.
  • Wood emailed, phoned and left a voice mail with the mom.
    — Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • She was stunned when Crowe phoned in 1982 to inform her of Bangs’ death.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Residents sometimes phone the bridge and ask why the foghorns are on at all.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Dear Shon, Last week, my closest childhood friend phoned me in tears out of the blue.
    — Shon Faye, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Time slots last two hours and 10 minutes, and guests must phone ahead to reserve them.
    — Tracy Gruen, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • But no actor can make a show work when a play is so set on phoning it in.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The second girl escaped and rushed to a local school, where a teacher phoned the police.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Next, Rex phoned Britnee, who cried tears of joy after hearing the news.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • And, Biden tells me with a chuckle—eyes twinkling again—Joe phones her a few times every day to check in.
    — Liz Plosser, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Soon after, Bell says, Schneider phoned him asking if the case was tied to the young actor.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Keith Urban doesn’t have the ability to phone in a gig.
    — Poppy Reid, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Suddenly, the mere act of following a person or brand gives them the right to phone you.
    — Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Then a third friend phoned and blurted out what nobody else wanted to say: Kip was the one who had opened fire at Thurston.
    — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The actor phoned in from a bustling Brooklyn coffee shop to chat about his life-changing role.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Eventually, one of the six managed to phone the two who escaped.
    — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The nurse who phoned us said that wasn’t necessarily a bad sign.
    — Bozoma Saint John, ELLE, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Lakers coach Frank Vogel is used to having to phone in for the holidays.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Folks like Briscoe who work with their hands, legs and backs as well as their minds — about 75 percent of our nation’s workforce — can’t phone it in.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But feel free to follow its social media pages or phone a friend in Gardner.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Your first impulse is to phone the company and complain that it's sent the wrong transmission.
    — Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 23 Aug. 2023
  • One of the deacons—only men were allowed to be deacons—phoned my mother.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The crew was also able to phone patients at St. Jude from space, chatting with the kids and answering their questions.
    — Amy Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Soon after Gus’s death, a suicidal man phoned the office.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The last time Martin phoned me, on the day of his assassination, the call came into my office in New York.
    — Clarence B. Jones, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
  • Certainly, the then-teen could be forgiven for thinking that the playwright William Shakespeare phoned it in, so to speak.
    — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Holland isn't the only celebrity to recently phone a friend for a haircut.
    — Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, 28 May 2020
  • Rotting wood and large heavy windows might also provide a reason to phone the experts.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
  • And the idea of coasting or phoning it in or falling back on the merely physical during an off day repels her.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • To find out what time a particular bar will start blasting Priest at deafening volumes, just phone them up and pray the bartender can hear you over the stereo.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024

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