over the phone

idiom

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

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Applying for plans can be done online, over the phone, via a paper application, or in-person with a local broker, Navigator, or enrollment assister. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 Parcells was nominated five times by the Hall’s selection committee before team owner Robert Kraft made an exception and personally extended an invitation over the phone last March. Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 On Friday, Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin confirmed the identities of both hunters to Denver7 over the phone and said full autopsies were scheduled for Monday in El Paso County. Oscar Contreras, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025 The restaurant has four more weekends in operation until its closure, with reservations available online and over the phone through its final day. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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