2
: a device used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
Examples of fax in a Sentence
She sent me a copy of her report by fax.
She sent me a fax of her report.
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Atrial fibrillation, heart failure and high-risk coronary disease don’t wait, yet care for these conditions still moves at the speed of fax machines and phone tag.
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Anyone who is still using a fax machine is stuck in the past.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For instance, Sara Blakely shared her journey on LinkedIn about starting her company Spanx while still working full-time selling fax machines.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Most of the work included answering phones, making copies, sending faxes and ordering lunch for the crew.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Anyone who is still using a fax machine is stuck in the past.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For instance, Sara Blakely shared her journey on LinkedIn about starting her company Spanx while still working full-time selling fax machines.
—Alejandra Rojas, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Most of the work included answering phones, making copies, sending faxes and ordering lunch for the crew.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fax
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“Fax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fax. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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fax
noun2
: a machine used to send or receive facsimile communications
3
: a facsimile communication
fax
verb
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