over the phone

idiom

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

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Vouchers will no longer be issued over the phone. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 Esposito later broke the news of Elvis' tragic death to Priscilla over the phone. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 Nor will the utility ask for banking information over the phone. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026 But Cuban’s logic for his proclivity toward email over the phone is very different from younger generations. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 2026.

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