Examples of phone tag in a Sentence
“Have you talked to your sister about the party yet?” “No, we've been playing phone tag all week.”
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Meanwhile, their competitor still relies on phone tag, emails that have been ignored for days and information that must be manually copied between systems.
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Ashish Garg, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The scatter market that used to take place over games of phone tag now happens automatically in custom software.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The University of Texas cornerback had been playing phone tag with the Broncos’ reigning defensive player of the year and All-Pro cornerback in the leadup to the NFL draft, put in contact by a financial planner.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
The exes play phone tag before Mindy informs a melancholy Gabriel that Emily is relocating to Rome.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday, Paul Giamatti was asked about playing a bizarre game of phone tag with the Goddess of Pop.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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Ashish Garg, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The scatter market that used to take place over games of phone tag now happens automatically in custom software.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
The University of Texas cornerback had been playing phone tag with the Broncos’ reigning defensive player of the year and All-Pro cornerback in the leadup to the NFL draft, put in contact by a financial planner.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
The exes play phone tag before Mindy informs a melancholy Gabriel that Emily is relocating to Rome.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday, Paul Giamatti was asked about playing a bizarre game of phone tag with the Goddess of Pop.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Phone tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20tag. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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