How to Use speakerphone in a Sentence

speakerphone

noun
  • We used the speakerphone for the call so that everyone could hear what was said.
  • He put her on speakerphone so that everyone could hear what she said.
  • Ducey called the Trump team and was put on speakerphone.
    Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021
  • Wolff then called the sheriff and put the call on speakerphone.
    Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, 24 June 2020
  • Day often put the calls on speakerphone to record them for the FBI.
    Mike Levine, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The ladies put him on speakerphone to discuss his big event.
    Mj Corey, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The lawyers ignored him and walked out of the room while Mr. Cohen ranted on the speakerphone.
    Alexandra Berzon, WSJ, 15 June 2018
  • Jabra calls the 710 a speakerphone, but there is no phone inside.
    Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2020
  • For a while, Jesse had Jack on the line and on speakerphone; people tried to coach Jack about standing up to the bear.
    Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 July 2017
  • The Montgomery 911 operator asked the teen to put the call on speakerphone at the dock.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Veal later called the woman who put the call on speakerphone for the police.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The calls were brief and Curtis said that his daughter was on speakerphone.
    Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The family members and Wilson were in a car and the call was placed on speakerphone.
    Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2017
  • The men ran through the house as Gorin instructed them of what to take through McGuire’s cellphone speakerphone.
    Benjy Egel, sacbee, 11 Oct. 2017
  • The call came on July 25, with White in a hotel room with his parents and the coach on speakerphone to break the news: You’re approved.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Stop holding your phone when making a call and use your Echo as a speakerphone.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The doublespeak also shows up in the first episode on the speakerphone call.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Ten days before the show was to air, Liza called me on speakerphone to go over some final details.
    Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Trump was in his office with a handful of senior aides and put Abe on speakerphone.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 14 June 2018
  • Turn on your speakerphone, play the voice mail and record it on another device.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
  • The dining room will operate the same way as the stalls and patio with a button and a speakerphone to make an order.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Bekah called her mom on speakerphone, in front of the entire audience.
    Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 25 Feb. 2018
  • If that happens to be a scenario that resonates with you, then a speakerphone could be the answer to your problem.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Trump called while Wilson was in the car with the widow — a friend — and other family members, and the call was put on speakerphone.
    Bloomberg.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • At 7:55, Ruvkun called her brother, who’d offered to help, and put him on speakerphone.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Jordon said as his teammates crowded in the outfield making three calls on speakerphone to spread the news.
    Jayda Evans, The Seattle Times, 20 May 2017
  • For those who prefer to multi-task, Fisher-Price says the telephone can be put on speakerphone.
    Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Surely there are better ways to do layoffs than en masse quick fires over Zoom or email or speakerphone.
    Emily Peck, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Bryant still spoke sometimes to the Aces by speakerphone, right in the locker room, before important games.
    Jeré Longman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Tap or click here for new tricks such as using your Echo as a speakerphone to finding the right wine to pair with a particular dish.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 4 July 2021

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