over the phone

phrase

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

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But the best part of this whole moment was Teresa making a joke about one day having to move out of her new husband Luis’s house herself, which really tickled Joe over the phone. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026 Edwards and Ball connected with James over the phone as part of the recruiting efforts. David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026 But Hsu stands by the survey’s soundness and its methodology, which in recent years shifted to gathering survey responses online rather than over the phone. Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 In the book, Caroline is trying to film a documentary about the Five-Star Weekend while managing a complicated, inappropriate relationship with her boss back in New York over the phone. Max Gao, Variety, 11 July 2026 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 2 Aug. 2026.

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