Examples of over the phone in a Sentence
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The Times report said Trump spoke with Cuomo about the mayoral race over the phone in recent weeks, citing three people briefed on the call.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The roommate briefly made contact with Rhodes over the phone while sheriffs were at her residence.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County is warning the public about a phone scam where people receive a call and are told to pay money over the phone or through a website to avoid arrest.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
The agency further accused her of making a bomb threat over the phone to a Harris Teeter in Shelby, while the First National Bank robbery was underway, and another bomb threat against Burns Middle School in Lawndale the day the BB&T bank was robbed, according to the newspaper.
—Julia Marnin, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The roommate briefly made contact with Rhodes over the phone while sheriffs were at her residence.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County is warning the public about a phone scam where people receive a call and are told to pay money over the phone or through a website to avoid arrest.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
The agency further accused her of making a bomb threat over the phone to a Harris Teeter in Shelby, while the First National Bank robbery was underway, and another bomb threat against Burns Middle School in Lawndale the day the BB&T bank was robbed, according to the newspaper.
—Julia Marnin, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2025
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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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