How to Use toll-free in a Sentence

toll-free

adjective or adverb
  • As Calvin put it, the universe should have a toll-free hotline for complaints.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • To get in touch with the Repro Legal Helpline, call their toll-free number or fill out an online form.
    Lindsay Modglin, Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • There's even a toll-free number to call to report any debris islanders might come across.
    Mike Deehan, Axios, 18 July 2024
  • Along with the steamy ads, there will be a toll-free hotline that soup and football fans alike can call to hear more about the line of spicy Chunky soups from Kelce himself.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Their customer support team is on standby 24/7 via live chat, email, and even a toll-free phone number.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Average wait times on its toll-free lines were reduced.
    Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
  • No toll: Traveling on the Overseas Highway is toll-free.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Customers who were unable to come into the store could also order the lipsticks through Bergdorf’s toll-free number.
    Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • If borrowers wanted to know more, the letter directed them to call a toll-free number.
    Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The email, the outlet said, was faxed from a North American toll-free number that also appeared in court documents.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
  • Several hours later, Ravi swiped open his iPhone and dialed the toll-free number on the back of his Ambetter insurance card.
    Max Blau, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Duffy contends in a letter to Gov. Hochul that congestion pricing must allow a toll-free option and that the money raised must be for highways and cannot be used for transit.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The business really began to change in 1967, when the first toll-free numbers made ordering from a catalog even more tempting.
    Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The phony letter about an overdue tax bill tells individuals to call a toll-free number to resolve an outstanding state tax debt.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2023
  • Passport applicants lit up social media groups, toll-free numbers and lawmakers’ phone lines with questions, appeals for advice and cries for help.
    Laurie Kellman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • When the catalog market exploded in the 1980s, thanks to widespread credit card use and the introduction of toll-free numbers, Cinader decided to retool.
    Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, The New Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The recall does not affect vehicles in a certain VIN number range, so the automaker is asking people to call its toll-free number or contact a local dealership to find out if their truck is among the faulty ones.
    Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 25 June 2024
  • Further, there are helpful online resources and toll-free numbers to help players control excessive gambling habits.
    Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • In addition to a toll-free phone line, businesses will have to provide an online option that enables customers to cancel by clicking on a link or sending a preformatted email.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Every healthcare plan is required to have a toll-free number prominently displayed on its website to assist fire disaster victims.
    Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Duffy noted in his letter Monday that all roads constructed using federal aid highway funds must be toll-free unless an exception is granted.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Among the many resources the Alzheimer’s Foundation provides to people living with dementia and their family caregivers, the nonprofit has a national, toll-free helpline that is staffed by licensed social workers.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Then the group expanded, setting up Kenya’s first toll-free number for tracing missing children and badgering local news organizations to air features on the missing.
    Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The system provides an all-in-one calling, meeting and messaging solution with incoming call numbers (local or toll-free) for over 100 different countries.
    Melody Brue, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Resort Fee: $35 plus tax, which includes an on-property shuttle, Wi-Fi, fitness center access and classes, gratuities for bell service and shuttle drivers, club storage, local and toll-free calls.
    Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
  • The problems include long wait times on the agency’s toll-free phone line, a large backlog in disability applications and a growing problem with overpayments to low-income beneficiaries.
    Mark Miller, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023
  • But following the protests, his government vowed to expedite investigations and introduced a toll-free number for the public to report perpetrators.
    Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • When a baby is born, or someone dies outside a hospital, the people connected to that event — family members, funeral directors, community leaders — send a text message to a toll-free number.
    Jeneen Interlandi, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The company also has established a toll-free call center that affected individuals may contact to obtain more information about the incident.
    Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In an automated message via its toll-free number Saturday, CDK advised dealership employees to be cautious of phishing scams and take precautions to secure sensitive information such as passwords.
    Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 23 June 2024

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