Payphone

//ˈpeɪˌfoʊn//

"Payphone" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Can you tell me where's the nearest payphone?

Sami called Layla from a payphone.

Sami called Layla on a payphone.

Tom called Mary from a payphone.

Sami used a payphone.

Sami called from a payphone.

This is an automated payphone; you use it by inserting a coin.

When Yanni tried redialing the number, he got a payphone.

Ziri drove to a payphone and called for help.

The nearest payphone is five miles away.

I only had ten cents in my pocket, so I couldn't use the payphone to call a cab.

You called me from a payphone / They still got payphones / It costs a dollar a minute / To tell me you're getting sober

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