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• O’Brien spoke with me on the phone from his home in Austin.
  — Nick Hilden, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
• His lawyer wasn’t in court that day but was on the phone.
  — Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
• Terry came across as gruff and crass on the phone that day.
  — Jessica Lucas, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023
• My mama had told me on the phone: Don’t lie to them, Lita.
  — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
• There were even football cards made with Joe on the phone.
  — Haley Van Horn, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
• But President Biden has been on the phone just in the last 24 hours with the emir of Qatar.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Robin then heard what sounded like Bob’s voice on the phone.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2024
• That’s what got us back on the phone just talking about hip-hop.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
• The film opens with Trayvon Martin (Myles Frost) walking to the store while on the phone with a friend.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
• In the video, Hartwell is talking on the phone while away at a hotel for a 2019 bowl game for the school.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
• The crazy little scene that the movie turns on is Matt and Viola on the phone.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
• Wait, so Matthew was always going to be on the phone with them.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
• He often gets asked by younger fans to talk to their moms and aunties on the phone.
  — Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
• German on the streets, my mother and my father on the phone.
  — Sara Freeman, The Atlantic, 27 June 2023
• Khloé then gets sister Kourtney on the phone so Kris can tell her the news.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
• She was fixated on the phone, the world around her reduced to a tiny screen.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• Honea, who was on the phone at the time, walked back toward the group as another deputy opened the box.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• The film opens with him chatting with a friend on the phone and grabbing some candy.
  — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2024
• The man on the phone has reached out to Tenma directly up to five times a day, for months.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
• What led to that moment? Ms. Tyson and I would speak daily on the phone first in the mornings at 9:30.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 24 Jan. 2024
• Are lies more prevalent on text or email than on the phone or in person?
  — Christian B. Miller, CNN, 25 June 2024
• When the headphones appear on the phone’s screen, tap on them and then pick Pair to connect.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
• Schulman and her son had an unbreakable bond, and the two spoke on the phone most days.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 July 2023
• This means the Samsung Galaxy S23 can store more photos, videos, and apps on the phone.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
• Also, when—not if—the battery on the phone dies, the compass is useless.
  — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• In her Glendale apartment, Bruce asked if the man on the phone had time for a few more questions.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Bush Hager said, cringing her face and pretending to be on the phone.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Maybe the band and him couldn’t twist my arm on things, but Clive Davis on the phone can certainly twist your arm.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
• This is a woman on the phone, and on the go, risking neck pain, back knots, and bad Buckaroo jokes to get stuff sorted.
  — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
• Her name change has failed to insulate her from being bothered by impassioned non-constituents on the phone.
  — Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024