answering machine
noun
: a machine that receives telephone calls by playing a recorded message and usually by recording messages from callers
Examples of answering machine in a Sentence
I haven't spoken to him yet, but he left a message on my answering machine.
Recent Examples on the Web
Catherine and Stephen are playing things out together, from her first message left on his answering machine to her open-handed message lodged on his left cheek.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
My mom telling me [on the answering machine] to 'pick up, pick up' because my grandpa had had a heart attack.
—Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Using a trove of letters, photos, VHS tapes, Super 8 movies, and even answering machine messages, Caouette sifts through past trauma to better understand his mother, Renee, who has long struggled with mental illness in the wake of electroshock therapy.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Jarvis agreed to press charges, and the family’s answering machine filled up with messages consisting of nothing but loud barking.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
My mom telling me [on the answering machine] to 'pick up, pick up' because my grandpa had had a heart attack.
—Elizabeth Leonard, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
Using a trove of letters, photos, VHS tapes, Super 8 movies, and even answering machine messages, Caouette sifts through past trauma to better understand his mother, Renee, who has long struggled with mental illness in the wake of electroshock therapy.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Jarvis agreed to press charges, and the family’s answering machine filled up with messages consisting of nothing but loud barking.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
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“Answering machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/answering%20machine. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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