How to Use text messaging in a Sentence
text messaging
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But, in 2017, Delta told him the text messaging system did not fit its needs.
—Tribune News Service, al, 15 July 2021
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The head of Berkeley’s police union is on leave in the wake of a text messaging scandal.
—Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
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The lower-tech the platform (text messaging works well), the better.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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Stay in touch with friends through social media, text messaging and video chats.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 4 May 2020
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That means two app stores, two browsers, two voice assistants, two text messaging apps, two keyboard apps, and on and on.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2023
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It is often used in text messaging to tell someone the situation is all good and to not stress.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 July 2023
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Instead, in the days following, Bobby and Aaron play cat-and-mouse via text messaging.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Sep. 2022
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Every state has its own rules for cell phone use, and many have banned handheld phone use, phone use by teen or novice drivers, and text messaging.
—Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2024
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When searching for a tea emoji on most text messaging apps, a range of options appear.
—Charlene Wang De Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Oct. 2023
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From text messaging to emojis, our vocabulary has grown and evolved over the past few years, for better or worse.
—Carolina Milanesi, Forbes, 27 May 2021
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By the time the second model was released, in 2019, the phone had added a (black-and-white) touchscreen and text messaging, plus music, mapping, and ride-sharing apps.
—Wired, 28 July 2022
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Everyone must also be in an RCS chat, not plain old text messaging.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
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In response, the church set up a text messaging service to help members find appointments.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2021
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Music was not responsive to emails and phone calls and declined to comment over text messaging.
—Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Forty eight states and Washington, D.C. now ban text messaging for all drivers.
—Meg Oliver, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2019
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At this time, Apple does not support two-way text messaging to any phone contact via satellite.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2023
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Athletes have become accustomed to Zoom calls and text messaging, and some fear this will become a permanent part of the scene in many sports.
—Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2021
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Calls were also spotty and didn’t always go through, but text messaging did seem solid.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 25 July 2023
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Someone can also speak through audio or text messaging on the platform.
—Sakshi Udavant, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
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Messages and more There are a bunch of small updates and new features within or related to text messaging and contacts.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2023
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The program will also implement text messaging and phone calls to reach voters.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
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Gmail has had the option to schedule-send emails since 2019, and schedule-send is also now available as a text messaging option on Android phones.
—Wired, 13 Aug. 2022
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Before visual voicemail, caller ID, and text messaging, the world had chunky machines with cassette tapes in them.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 13 June 2023
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Because many patients own smartphones, text messaging is one of the most effective ways to reach them and get quick responses.
—Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
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Since then, staff members have held conference calls via Zoom while keeping in touch with players via text messaging.
—Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2020
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The vast majority of the country — 47 states and Washington, D.C. — now bans text messaging for all drivers.
—New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
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At that time, text messaging was just starting with the advent of smarter mobile devices (think flip phones as that new innovation).
—Howard Rosen, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
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Her way of text messaging was self-consciously polished and a bit theatrical.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
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One example is Seattle’s Teen Link, a free phone line established in the 1990s that has since expanded to online chat and text messaging.
—Dallas News, 30 June 2022
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New modalities for reaching Russians—be it through text messaging, greater use of TikTok, and Telegram channels, or more subtle cultural messaging rather than direct news—should be attempted.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2023
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