over the phone

idiom

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

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When those loans came, towards the backend of Covid-19, most of their interactions were over the phone. Art De Roché, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 In another follow-up video, Kind's mother can be heard yelling over the phone that Jake bought non-refundable tickets. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 In the first two months of 2025, monitors conducted 61 on-site inspections and 207 inspections over the phone and online, according to DMV records. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 His solution was to broker several high-end methamphetamine deals over the phone, leading to a drug courier taking a total of 30 pounds of the drug to an undercover DEA agent in San Jose and Redwood City, court records show. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2025.

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