phone booth

noun

US
: a very small room or enclosed structure with a public telephone in it

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Local businesses, like the hotel that opened its doors to a phone booth full of strangers, can do more to become places where people are invited to connect, not just to spend. — Jessi Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Model Jasmine Tookes, meanwhile, was on the other side of the space, posing up a storm in the retro phone booth, while Salem Mitchell headed to the very back of the space as a caviar cart rolled out. — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 Perhaps not historic but certainly interesting is the unconfirmed story of Houdini being unable to escape a phone booth at the Savoy Hotel. — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 For the newest campaign, Belle stars in a series of New York scenes — ranging from late-night taxi rides to chance sidewalk encounters to phone booth conversations — in which the right pair of shoes has the power to change everything. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phone booth

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“Phone booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20booth. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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