Examples of telephone directory in a Sentence
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As for the bold signature on the Declaration, the only John Hancock listed in telephone directory was the life insurance company of the same name.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The number for a landline listed in a publicly available telephone directory was disconnected.
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Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
The documents include pages from a 1945 Los Alamos telephone directory as a way of confirming the suspect’s lab employment.
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New York Times,
27 Jan. 2020
Sergio Verdú of Princeton shows a Bell Labs telephone directory that listed some of Shannon’s coworkers in 1947.
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Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 May 2016
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2026
The number for a landline listed in a publicly available telephone directory was disconnected.
—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
The documents include pages from a 1945 Los Alamos telephone directory as a way of confirming the suspect’s lab employment.
—
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2020
Sergio Verdú of Princeton shows a Bell Labs telephone directory that listed some of Shannon’s coworkers in 1947.
—
Erico Guizzo,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 May 2016
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“Telephone directory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20directory. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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