phone booth

noun

US
: a very small room or enclosed structure with a public telephone in it

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The burly Michigan product can hold his own in a phone booth, and his toughness and strong push help overcome his physical limitations. Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 Are we supposed to know who Irving is calling in that phone booth? Anna Tingley, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025 One day, during an innocent prank call in a phone booth, Richard shockingly witnesses his classmate violently get sucked into the phone receiver and disappear without a trace. Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2025 Obviously, turning up in a phone booth causes its own hilarity, but the goofy pairing with an incredibly quotable script make this a fun and lighthearted movie for all to enjoy. Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for phone booth

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“Phone booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20booth. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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