| Used an old phone |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Feb 2025 |
| Called, quaintly |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Oct 2024 |
| Used a rotary phone |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Apr 2024 |
| Made a call, say |
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| Made call that's failed without a line |
The Guardian Cryptic |
27 Oct 2023 |
| Lessened, with 'down' |
Newsday |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Rang up |
New York Times |
22 Jul 2023 |
| Used an old phone |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2023 |
| Used a rotary phone |
LA Times Daily |
19 Feb 2023 |
| ___ in (completely focused) |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Used a rotary phone |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Used an old phone |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Oct 2021 |
| Typed a phone number |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2021 |
| Like most 20th-century phone calls |
The Washington Post |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Like most 20th-century phone calls |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Used a rotary telephone |
Premier Sunday |
14 Feb 2021 |
| Used an old phone |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2020 |
| Used a rotary phone |
Thomas Joseph |
16 May 2020 |
| Rang |
New York Times |
09 May 2020 |
| Gave a ring |
Premier Sunday |
04 Nov 2018 |
| Increased in intensity, with "up" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Increased in intensity, with 'up' |
The Washington Post |
23 Sep 2018 |
| Increased in intensity, with "up" |
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| Placed a call the old-fashioned way |
Universal |
01 Oct 2017 |
| Placed a call the old-fashioned way |
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| Began a call |
USA Today |
28 Dec 2016 |
| Used a rotary phone |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Used a rotary phone |
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| Began a call |
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| Used an old phone |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Aug 2015 |
| Used a rotary phone |
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| Rang up |
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| Used a vintage phone |
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| Called, old-style |
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| Used a rotary phone |
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| Began a call |
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| Called, old-style |
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| Got on the horn |
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| Rang, once |
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| Used a vintage phone |
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| Rang |
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| Placed a call |
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| Rang |
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| Rang |
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| Rang up |
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| Used a rotary phone |
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| Rang up |
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| Tuned in to, as a radio show |
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| Called |
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| Called, before pushbuttons |
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| Tuned in to, as a radio show |
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| Touch-toned? |
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| Put in a call |
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| Called up |
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| Used a rotary phone |
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| Used an old phone |
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| Called |
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| Fine-tuned |
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| Rang |
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| Tuned in |
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| Phoned |
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| Rang up |
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| Used a telephone |
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| Manipulated a radio. |
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| Tuned in. |
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| Made a call. |
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| Phoned. |
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| Made a phone call. |
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