How to Use phone in a Sentence

phone

1 of 2 noun
  • Some stayed glued to their phones.
    — Eric Licas, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • The alarm on my phone went off.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The timer went off on her phone.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These days the phone won’t quit.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • Texts from friends buzzed his phone.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Well, don’t email me in my phone.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • None of the men had phones on them.
    — ABC News, 12 June 2026
  • Yes, and phone lines are still manned.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Yes, and phone lines are still manned.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The phone lines to the plant were down.
    — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The phone was knocked out of her hands.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Many start to film him with their phones.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Should schools ban phones from bell to bell?
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • The crowd booed the fan who threw the phone.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The two speak on the phone once a week.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 29 May 2026
  • Text on phones, menus and books look fuzzy.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Our last phone calls were over four years ago.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Putting down your phone is a good way to start.
    — Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Some might be small enough to run on a smart phone.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As Saft stood up, his phone pinged.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These guys weren’t scrolling on their phones to kill time.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Try putting your phone away for a meal, even at home.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That said, these phones might not need much of a bump.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The phone are ringing off the hook.
    — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Ask people to show us their phones.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Put your phone away and enjoy the meal.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • People cannot put their phones down.
    — Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Leave your phone out of the bathroom.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • They were also glued to their phones.
    — Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Is the phone hanging too high or too low?
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026

phone

2 of 2 verb
  • Someone from the newspaper will be phoning with a few questions.
  • Wilkes phoned Hall’s chief of staff.
    — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Just a bunch of celebs phoning it in.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026
  • So many people phoned that day.
    — Griffin Dunne, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • But no actor can make a show work when a play is so set on phoning it in.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Ohio State got wind of the meeting and phoned Rardin.
    — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But phoning in sick isn’t going to be an option.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Mom was right — phoning it in should never be on the table.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
  • Residents sometimes phone the bridge and ask why the foghorns are on at all.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Crawford, who died last year, phoned Vostrejs, an old friend.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Officers found her purse, cards, and phone a short distance away from the scene.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
  • Time slots last two hours and 10 minutes, and guests must phone ahead to reserve them.
    — Tracy Gruen, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The nurse who phoned us said that wasn’t necessarily a bad sign.
    — Bozoma Saint John, ELLE, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Elordi is barely phoning it in.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Dear Shon, Last week, my closest childhood friend phoned me in tears out of the blue.
    — Shon Faye, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • But feel free to follow its social media pages or phone a friend in Gardner.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Suddenly, the mere act of following a person or brand gives them the right to phone you.
    — Barry Collins, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • One of the deacons—only men were allowed to be deacons—phoned my mother.
    — Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • The second girl escaped and rushed to a local school, where a teacher phoned the police.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Leah phoned her mother, who then asked the trip organizer to bring her daughter home.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Several days passed before the husband phoned us.
    — Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Eventually, one of the six managed to phone the two who escaped.
    — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Next, Rex phoned Britnee, who cried tears of joy after hearing the news.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • But Becerra’s resume stood out and Brown phoned him.
    — George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • The actor phoned in from a bustling Brooklyn coffee shop to chat about his life-changing role.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Zane phoned his parents in front of the officers and apologized.
    — Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • She was stunned when Crowe phoned in 1982 to inform her of Bangs’ death.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Rotting wood and large heavy windows might also provide a reason to phone the experts.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Your first impulse is to phone the company and complain that it's sent the wrong transmission.
    — Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Holland isn't the only celebrity to recently phone a friend for a haircut.
    — Thatiana Diaz, refinery29.com, 28 May 2020

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