How to Use telephonic in a Sentence

telephonic

adjective
  • She is charged with one count of making a false telephonic bomb threat.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Atkinson pleaded with the judge to do a telephonic hearing, but the judge had moved on.
    — Deepa Fernandes, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Not even allowed telephonic contact with his own children.
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The 37-year-old was charged with one federal count of making a false telephonic bomb threat.
    — Sophie Reardon, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • There’s no need to return to the pure state of 1980s telephonic culture.
    — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 31 May 2018
  • The library has ramped up its online and telephonic services and launched curbside pickup.
    — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Sent from a magical awesome telephonic device from the future.
    — Jessica Bennett, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2016
  • Monteith decided to go to San Diego herself and ask for a telephonic hearing in person.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2019
  • On Tuesday, Watts' docket was full of telephonic hearings, leaving his courtroom empty.
    — Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2020
  • In February, Smith pleaded guilty to one count of anonymous telephonic harassment.
    — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 10 May 2018
  • Fast forward to today, when the proliferation of ringtones in public places makes the idea of a moment of telephonic silence seem like some sort of fantasy.
    — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Bareswill, 63, of Virginia Beach, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to making a telephonic threat.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Star Tribune, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Therefore, Shifflett's actions didn't meet the standard for telephonic harassment.
    — Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com, 24 May 2017
  • They would be required to check in with ICE and supervised through ankle bracelets, unannounced home visits and telephonic meetings.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Lawyers for the city disagreed, saying open meetings law clearly allows telephonic participation.
    — Aubrey Wieber, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The second included the use of electrical and steam power and telephonic communications.
    — Venu Lambu, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
  • From checking visitors' temperatures at entrances to having telephonic hearings, the courts are adjusting to the new normal.
    — Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2020
  • Bareswill is charged with making a telephonic threat to use fire to kill, injure or intimidate any individual or to unlawfully damage or destroy a building.
    — Autumn Schoolman, USA TODAY, 16 June 2020
  • Bareswill pleaded guilty to a charge of a telephonic threat to use fire to kill, injure or intimidate any individual, or unlawfully to damage or destroy a building.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2020
  • In 1998, he was convicted of telephonic harassment in Yamhill County.
    — Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 7 July 2017
  • The ruling came in the case of Jason Darrell Shifflett, who was found guilty in 2013 of two counts of telephonic harassment.
    — Molly Harbarger, OregonLive.com, 24 May 2017
  • That request is still on the table, and Arizona regulators are taking public comment on that request Tuesday night in a telephonic meeting.
    — Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Like a lot of technological advances added to the 217-year-old building, telephonic technology came piecemeal.
    — Gillian Brockell, Washington Post, 28 June 2017
  • Making the hiring process less virtual, through initial telephonic screens to explore fit or potential opportunities, could help several caregivers get their foot in the door.
    — Nabanita De Foundation, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • In Maricopa County, the juvenile courts moved to telephonic hearings March 23 for most cases.
    — Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2020
  • City Manager Chris Hazeltine said the remote access for speakers off-site of the council meetings will be allowed by telephonic audio, not video.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Confidential discussion and telephonic assessments can also be had one-on-one with a dementia professional outside of the online group.
    — courant.com, 14 Aug. 2020
  • The app that was intended to relay Caucus results to the Party failed; the Party’s back-up telephonic reporting system likewise has failed.
    — Adam Edelman, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • In June, Bob Ibenne Ugwa , 50, pleaded guilty to one count of cyberstalking and six counts of telephonic harassment.
    — oregonlive, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The government's motion to dismiss may be taken up Wednesday, during a telephonic conference before Winsor.
    — Jeff Burlew, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023

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