phone book
noun
: a book that lists the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the people and businesses in a certain area
Examples of phone book in a Sentence
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D'Amato spent a portion of his speech reading from the District of Columbia phone book.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
One of the pages even contained President Trump’s name, having been listed in Epstein’s phone book.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The list of additional missing names would fill a phone book.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Hilton found the source of the flurries in the phone book.
—Gabrielle Calise, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
It’s layered like lasagna, lead-heavy as an old-school phone book and straight-up delicious.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
No 's' despite what some maps and businesses have in the phone book.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
After his playing career ended in 1953, Salata heard of a group that used to pick a random name out of a phone book and name a day after them.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
While living on his mom’s couch, a casting director called after looking his name up in a phone book.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
One of the pages even contained President Trump’s name, having been listed in Epstein’s phone book.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The list of additional missing names would fill a phone book.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Hilton found the source of the flurries in the phone book.
—Gabrielle Calise, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
It’s layered like lasagna, lead-heavy as an old-school phone book and straight-up delicious.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
No 's' despite what some maps and businesses have in the phone book.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
After his playing career ended in 1953, Salata heard of a group that used to pick a random name out of a phone book and name a day after them.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
While living on his mom’s couch, a casting director called after looking his name up in a phone book.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Phone book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20book. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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