bad connection

noun

: a problem with the way phones are connected that makes it difficult to hear the other person on the line
I can't hear you very well. We must have a bad connection.

Examples of bad connection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Seth faked a bad connection, dropped off the Zoom call, and ran down the hallway and into his daughter's classroom. Allison Moses, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023 The law in question came after a 2014 explosion in Harlem killed eight people in part because of a bad connection between two gas pipes, according to an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2023

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“Bad connection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20connection. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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