How to Use SMS in a Sentence
SMS
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That makes passkeys much harder to steal than SMS codes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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Some may also not include voice or SMS services.
—Ken Colburn, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Each text counts as one vote, with a limit of 10 votes per couple via SMS.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Each text counts as one vote, with a limit of 10 votes per couple via SMS.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Each text counts as one vote, with a limit of 10 votes per couple via SMS.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Medicine is pre-packed and loaded into the box which a patient can open with a code sent via SMS.
—Nell Lewis, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
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Fans will have had to sign up in advance to receive a presale passcode via SMS or email (or both).
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026
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This includes in-person, email, phone or even through SMS marketing.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
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This has been seen distributed by email and also using SMS text messages.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Receive a code sent by SMS text message or email (or both) before the presale begins.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 June 2026
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This isn’t the only SMS attack warning hitting users this weekend.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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Those recipients can chat with you through said app, or receive and respond via bog-standard SMS.
—New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
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The term is a combination of SMS (short message service) and phishing.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Any changes to upcoming orders - moving one up or pushing one back or changing a size, can all be handled via SMS.
—Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 3 May 2023
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As smartphones spread, SMS declined sharply after 2012.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
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This was inspired by the limit on SMS messages, which was set at 160 characters.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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That way, users don’t have to be as watchful with where they’re used as people are with passwords or SMS verification codes.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 3 May 2023
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For now, the system is restricted to SMS messages and sharing your location.
—PC Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Text The second way to vote for Dancing with the Stars contestants is through SMS text.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Own your email and SMS lists and segment superfans from casual listeners.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kurt's key takeaways Microsoft's move away from SMS codes may feel inconvenient at first.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
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The spyware can steal data such as call logs, location data, and SMS messages, take photos and record audio.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
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That becomes a direct link, which can then be shared through another method, such as SMS, email, or even a rival messaging service.
—PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2025
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Opt into push notifications, email or SMS alerts to be notified in advance of each weekly drop.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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And on that note, while SMS blasters might be a risk to users unlucky enough to find themselves in the vicinity of one, the real dangers remain network based.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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That’s why the company recommends passkeys and a strong form of two-step verification, which means anything but SMS one time codes.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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That’s why the company recommends passkeys and a strong form of two-step verification, which means anything but SMS one time codes.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Speeding tickets are the latest lure from the Chinese SMS machine targeting smartphone users around the world.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Use authenticator apps or hardware keys instead of SMS when possible.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
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Use an authenticator app instead of SMS, which is inherently weak.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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