Examples of phone-in in a Sentence
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The tiny Idaho Springs department with six employees had been using a phone-in service to reach interpreters.
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
There is also a phone-in option at 260-368-5880.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
That was sharply articulated during a BBC radio phone-in shortly earlier this week.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
Both are twice-divorced, ebullient businessmen turned political disrupters who prefer campaign rallies and phone-ins to detailed policy debates.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2025
Like Gethard, Mulaney also utilizes a phone-in gimmick that gives those watching at home a chance to be a part of the fun.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Time was, his departure from Anfield prompted end-of-days talk on Merseyside, with fans sobbing on radio phone-ins and rivals predicting the demise of Liverpool as a Premier League force.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
But, during a live phone-in, a caller throws doubt on Adrian’s faithfulness and her perfect life comes crashing down.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Mayor Mike Coffman said before Monday’s vote that allowing live phone-in participation leaves the door open to vile content that the First Amendment does not permit the council, a government body, to curtail.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2024
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
There is also a phone-in option at 260-368-5880.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
That was sharply articulated during a BBC radio phone-in shortly earlier this week.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
Both are twice-divorced, ebullient businessmen turned political disrupters who prefer campaign rallies and phone-ins to detailed policy debates.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2025
Like Gethard, Mulaney also utilizes a phone-in gimmick that gives those watching at home a chance to be a part of the fun.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Time was, his departure from Anfield prompted end-of-days talk on Merseyside, with fans sobbing on radio phone-ins and rivals predicting the demise of Liverpool as a Premier League force.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
But, during a live phone-in, a caller throws doubt on Adrian’s faithfulness and her perfect life comes crashing down.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Mayor Mike Coffman said before Monday’s vote that allowing live phone-in participation leaves the door open to vile content that the First Amendment does not permit the council, a government body, to curtail.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Phone-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone-in. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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