crank call

Frequency: 4.51.0 per million words

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Examples (20)

  • The police received another crank call about a bomb threat.
  • The police warned that making a crank call is a serious offense.
  • I got a weird crank call in the middle of the night.
  • I hung up immediately when I realized it was just another crank call.
  • If you suspect it's a crank call, the best thing to do is just hang up.
  • The fire department receives dozens of crank calls every year, wasting valuable resources.
  • The celebrity's assistant fields dozens of crank calls daily from obsessed fans.
  • As teenagers, we used to make silly crank calls to our friends for fun.
  • Emergency services were delayed due to a series of false alarms triggered by crank calls.
  • Did you report the crank call to the phone company?
  • Making a crank call to 911 is a serious criminal offense.
  • Making a crank call might seem funny, but it can cause real distress.
  • Some teenagers thought it would be funny to make a crank call to their teacher.
  • He will be in serious trouble if caught making a crank call to emergency services.
  • Did you report that harassing crank call to the phone company?
  • The caller used a disguised voice, which made the crank call even more unsettling.
  • If you continue to receive these crank calls, we recommend changing your number.
  • She thought it was a legitimate inquiry, but it turned out to be a cleverly disguised crank call.
  • She was visibly shaken after receiving a threatening crank call.
  • The celebrity had been receiving threatening crank calls for weeks before contacting the police.