How to Use texting in a Sentence
texting
noun-
God, even the texting between Nicholas and Anne is hot.
— Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2024 -
Most of us rely on email, texting, video chat and phone calls to stay in touch.
— Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023 -
And no amount of Facetime or texting could change that.
— Kelly McMasters, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2023 -
Ali spent hours texting with the women and talking to them on video calls.
— Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023 -
The platform supports texting, video and voice calls, as well as file-sharing.
— Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2023 -
One with all the bells and whistles: texting, video chat, social media.
— Sona Charaipotra, Parents, 13 Sep. 2023 -
This cool smartphone case throws it back to tactile texting.
— Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024 -
But Miller says while RCS may be poised to solve some of the technical problems with texting, one thing will remain the same.
— Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2023 -
Their connection was obvious once the texting dwindled to just the two of them.
— Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024 -
The two moms live about 10 minutes apart and are constantly talking and texting.
— Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023 -
The cell phone whose primary purpose was for calling and texting is no longer.
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 -
The footage published by The Oklahoman shows the judge texting while Judith Danker, the boy’s mother, is sitting on the witness stand.
— Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023 -
Current law bans texting and driving, but this new plan goes further.
— Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 2 May 2023 -
But there’s much more to it than that, even if the conduct on trial dealt with texting specifically.
— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Scammers used texting as the mode of contact for 22% of all fraud cases filed by Americans last year, in which a mode of contact was named.
— Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 June 2023 -
The non-emergency line was working as well as 911 texting, police said.
— Riley Hoffman, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024 -
In my school, there is a rule of absolutely no texting between staff and students.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024 -
Through Episode 7, there’s been no texting between Carrie and Samantha.
— Kate Aurthur, Variety, 22 June 2023 -
Our relationship started with texting, then moved to the phone.
— Lisa Mogull, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Miller was wanted for shoplifting, failure to stop for police and texting while driving.
— Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024 -
The top button goes to the home screen, or if already home, pulls up calling, texting, alarms, and a button to check activity totals.
— PCMAG, 5 June 2024 -
Laila is early, standing outside the restaurant and texting, in a men’s button-down and barn jacket, both several sizes too big.
— Tamar Adler, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Calls and texting were fine, and typical boundaries seemed to be respected.
— Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 27 May 2023 -
Lying seems to happen rarely for many people, even toward strangers and even via social media and texting.
— Christian B. Miller, CNN, 25 June 2024 -
The prevalence of texting and short messaging has led to sloppy spelling and woeful grammar.
— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023 -
The woman said Polito would try to have contact with her every day for nearly the entire semester, through emails and texting.
— Melissa Chan, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023 -
The smartwatch is no longer just for texting, music and the time (how old school) but instead has become an integral part of some people’s health routines.
— Katia Hetter, CNN, 26 July 2024 -
Keep in mind those numbers are for only social media, gaming and texting.
— David Rosenberg, Fortune Well, 24 Oct. 2023 -
This gadget tracks exercise, enables on-the-go texting and calling, and allows users to walk around without needing to carry their phones at all times.
— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024 -
Practice Using the Feature Familiarize yourself with the satellite texting process before the storm hits.
— Lars Daniel, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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