PHONE in a Sentence

Learn PHONE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
150 example sentences for PHONE, such as:
1. I didn't make any phone calls.
2. Her voice sounded shaky on the phone.
3. Next day Gatsby called me on the phone.
4. We accept provisional bookings by phone.
5. I have to type letters and answer the phone.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of PHONE
phone
 n.  (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
 n.  electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
Classic Sentence:
1  I was going to ask to see the rubies when the phone rang and Gatsby took up the receiver.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
2  That was my fault--Gatsby had been called to the phone and I'd enjoyed these same people only two weeks before.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
3  Next day Gatsby called me on the phone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
4  I sat down for a few minutes with my head in my hands, until I heard the phone taken up inside and the butler's voice calling a taxi.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  Just before noon the phone woke me and I started up with sweat breaking out on my forehead.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  Meyer Wolfshiem's name wasn't in the phone book.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
7  The butler gave me his office address on Broadway and I called Information, but by the time I had the number it was long after five and no one answered the phone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
8  When the phone rang that afternoon and Long Distance said Chicago was calling I thought this would be Daisy at last.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
9  Kennicott suggested, "I'd 'phone for a flivver but it'd take quite a while for it to get here.'"
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
10  At two o'clock Gatsby put on his bathing suit and left word with the butler that if any one phoned word was to be brought to him at the pool.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
Example Sentence: (140 in 10 pages)
1  We accept provisional bookings by phone.
2  You can bank by phone in the USA, punching in account numbers on the phone.
3  The mobile phone business was actually his bread and butter.
4  I scribbled his phone number in my address book.
5  Dave made a note of her address and phone number.
6  I'll just look her phone number up in my address book.
7  Kenneth takes several phone calls from his agent.
8  I have to type letters and answer the phone.
9  I didn't make any phone calls.
10  You are required by the District Attorney to provide your phone bills, both business and personal.
11  BReid, who is a former deputy district attorney, did not return a phone call seeking comment.
12  They are the type of teenagers likely to vandalize phone boxes.
13  I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him.
14  Her voice sounded shaky on the phone.
15  He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman's gruff voice.