Examples of answering service in a Sentence
The doctor is not in the office now, but you can reach her answering service at this number if you have an emergency.
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Zuckerman is a celebrity who needs an answering service and an armed limo driver.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Americans annoyed by the service economy of the Carter and Reagan years yelled at answering services.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
An answering service for patients who call when the office isn’t open.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Patients affected were provided with a hotline number to call with questions and concerns, which is an answering service that asks callers to leave a name and phone number.
—Melissa Brown, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
Americans annoyed by the service economy of the Carter and Reagan years yelled at answering services.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
An answering service for patients who call when the office isn’t open.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Patients affected were provided with a hotline number to call with questions and concerns, which is an answering service that asks callers to leave a name and phone number.
—Melissa Brown, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
See All Example Sentences for answering service
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“Answering service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answering%20service. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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