How to Use text message in a Sentence

text message

noun
  • So is that text message real or a scam?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Police said the text message proved to be false.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Singh did not respond to a text message.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • First, never click any such link in a text message or email.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The text message comes in like clockwork.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • What about her brother, who had sent her the video in a text message?
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • All of the free agent business is done over the phone and via text message.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2020
  • Who responds the fastest over text message?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 26 Dec. 2025
  • If one found a grant, the news was shared ad hoc, often by text message.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Dec. 2025
  • There are work projects, household tasks, emails, and text messages, to name a few.
    — Andra Chantim, Good Housekeeping, 26 Feb. 2020
  • The text message asked her to confirm that the purchase was hers.
    — David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2021
  • This can be done through a phone call or a text message, for example.
    — David Nield, Wired, 7 Nov. 2021
  • They are also sent by email or text message to subscribers of those alerts.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Here, unedited, is what Lee told me via text message that evening.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • And the spec sheet contains more acronyms than a teenager’s text message.
    — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Overnight, a regular text message is used for both alerts.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • These scams arrive by email, text message, phone calls and fake websites.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
  • After the call ends, fans receive a text message.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Furyk declined to comment in a text message.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What if rejection is on the other end of a text message or phone call?
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
  • We're told Oz has been keeping in touch with the man's wife by text message and phone.
    — Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Every person that sent a text message.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • Sign up for text message alerts from the experts at Reviewed.
    — Jillian Lucas, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022
  • More often than not, Maybin is the one who starts the text message chats.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2020
  • Sign up for text message alerts from the deal-hunting nerds at Reviewed.
    — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2021
  • Your text message inviting you to the lounge will never arrive.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • These images could be delivered in an email or text message.
    — PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Phishing and text message scams remain among the most common threats.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • For Tremaine, the recent text message only raised ire.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Clark did not respond to a text message seeking comment.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026

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