over the phone

idiom

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

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But Cuban’s logic for his proclivity toward email over the phone is very different from younger generations. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 1 Jan. 2026 Rodriguez said Perry soon spoke to him over the phone and offered him a small role in the Madea Halloween film. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 In the lawsuit, Rodriguez claims that he was approached by an Equinox trainer in 2015, who said Perry wanted to meet him, and that Perry spoke to him over the phone and offered him a small role in the Madea Halloween film. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025 Agents heard over the phone Some of the phone calls captured the fracas happening in Charlotte more directly. Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 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 8 Jan. 2026.

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