over the phone

idiom

: by calling on the telephone
You can order a pizza over the phone.

Examples of over the phone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Reservations can be booked over the phone at 916-927-7117. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024 In June 2022, a Washington, D.C. grand jury subpoenaed the security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago, information that was later relayed to Trump over the phone by his then-attorney, Evan Corcoran. Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for over the phone 

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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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