How to Use SMS in a Sentence

SMS

abbreviation or noun
  • Medicine is pre-packed and loaded into the box which a patient can open with a code sent via SMS.
    — Nell Lewis, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This includes in-person, email, phone or even through SMS marketing.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The term is a combination of SMS (short message service) and phishing.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
  • And on that note, while SMS blasters might be a risk to users unlucky enough to find themselves in the vicinity of one, the real dangers remain network based.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • This isn’t the only SMS attack warning hitting users this weekend.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This has been seen distributed by email and also using SMS text messages.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Speeding tickets are the latest lure from the Chinese SMS machine targeting smartphone users around the world.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Those recipients can chat with you through said app, or receive and respond via bog-standard SMS.
    — New Atlas, 10 Jan. 2025
  • That way, users don’t have to be as watchful with where they’re used as people are with passwords or SMS verification codes.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 3 May 2023
  • Any changes to upcoming orders - moving one up or pushing one back or changing a size, can all be handled via SMS.
    — Margaux Lushing, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • In fact, our own internal data shows that SMS open rates are as high as 98%, with 90% of those messages being read within the first three minutes of receipt.
    — Maggie Mistovich, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • For now, the system is restricted to SMS messages and sharing your location.
    — PC Magazine, 24 July 2025
  • Twenty-five percent of interviews were conducted over a landline, 35% over a cellphone, and 40% over SMS to web.
    — Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The spyware can steal data such as call logs, location data, and SMS messages, take photos and record audio.
    — PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
  • That becomes a direct link, which can then be shared through another method, such as SMS, email, or even a rival messaging service.
    — PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2025
  • These include using Zoom to talk to his attorneys, using a device to review items in discovery, and using his phone for calls and SMS messages.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Many businesses struggle to respond to inquiries across platforms like websites, Facebook, and SMS.
    — Allbusiness, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • No one answered the main telephone number listed in state records or returned the call after an SMS notification of a reporter’s number.
    — Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • That requires you to take a second step to verify your identity when logging in to a service, for example by SMS or a physical device, such as a key fob.
    — Sen Nguyen, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Each participating country awards two sets of scores—one from a panel of music experts and another from fans, who vote by phone, SMS or the Eurovision app.
    — Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • The reasoning behind this is that iMessage is regarded as a more secure messaging medium than SMS, and for good reason: it was designed to be precisely that.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • In addition to email, many businesses also want to reach people using SMS messaging.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Despite years of investment in patient portals and SMS reminders, most appointment volume still originates with a phone call.
    — Mathieu Rihet, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • This means satellite phones, which often feature large antennas, can help provide voice, SMS, and data services anywhere on Earth, even without cell service.
    — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • If text messaging is more of your thing, grow your text list and use SMS to send timely updates, event invitations, or promotions that land directly in your audience’s hands.
    — Amanda Miller Littlejohn, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Lines that provide real-time updates through apps or SMS can offer reassurance and help passengers stay informed.
    — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
  • An early-bird ticket sale will kick off imminently, with e-newsletter and SMS text subscribers receiving first access.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Mandiant said in a blog analysis published Thursday the group uses SMS text phishing and phone calls to help desks to attempt to obtain password resets or multifactor bypass codes.
    — Ken Ritter, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a replacement for the standard SMS service that will enable an improved texting experience between platforms.
    — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Recipients access their delivery through an app or SMS message.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024

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