over the phone

idiom

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

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This can take on multiple forms, including changing your distribution model such as selling through a website vs. selling over the phone, going from a B2C to a B2B model, or changing the pricing model of your product or service. Sergei Revzin, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 Soon, the whole family is crying over the phone with the third sister, Tierra, who understandably declined the invitation to join the filming session and appears to be doing some shopping instead. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 May 2025 On April 17, 2023, when E.B. arrived at Walker’s home, the men got into an argument over the phone call to Walker’s mother. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025 And of course, never share your personal or financial information over the phone. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 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 21 May. 2025.

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