over the phone

phrase

: by calling on the telephone
You can order a pizza over the phone.

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The couple exchanged vows over the phone from inside Isfahan prison, joined by their fathers. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 As the science reporters chatted with Deisseroth over the phone and Zoom, an AP photographer and videographer raced to his home in Stanford. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Goessling and McDonald spoke over the phone for the first time the following day. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 The film’s most heartbreaking scene sees Davidson’s character singing to his daughter over the phone before a deadly shootout ensues, and the actor nails it. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for over the phone

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“Over the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20the%20phone. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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