Examples of phone tag in a Sentence
“Have you talked to your sister about the party yet?” “No, we've been playing phone tag all week.”
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The University of Texas cornerback had been playing phone tag with the Broncos’ reigning defensive player of the year and All-Pro cornerback in the leadup to the NFL draft, put in contact by a financial planner.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
Atrial fibrillation, heart failure and high-risk coronary disease don’t wait, yet care for these conditions still moves at the speed of fax machines and phone tag.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The exes play phone tag before Mindy informs a melancholy Gabriel that Emily is relocating to Rome.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday, Paul Giamatti was asked about playing a bizarre game of phone tag with the Goddess of Pop.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Paul Giamatti is playing phone tag with the Goddess of Pop.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Coordinating the boats and other donation sites is a massive task that involves maddening games of phone tag in a place largely without cell service and requires a relentless dedication and extensive Rolodex.
—Reis Thebault, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
More importantly, though, the survey indicated that 61% of respondents felt frustrated by the phone tag resulting from having to hop between multiple agents via multiple transfers.
—Halvard Totland, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
One patient said she’s spent the last week playing phone tag to get the results of blood work done in response to her high white blood cell count.
—Marion Renault, STAT, 23 May 2021
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
Atrial fibrillation, heart failure and high-risk coronary disease don’t wait, yet care for these conditions still moves at the speed of fax machines and phone tag.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The exes play phone tag before Mindy informs a melancholy Gabriel that Emily is relocating to Rome.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
During an appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday, Paul Giamatti was asked about playing a bizarre game of phone tag with the Goddess of Pop.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2024
Paul Giamatti is playing phone tag with the Goddess of Pop.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Coordinating the boats and other donation sites is a massive task that involves maddening games of phone tag in a place largely without cell service and requires a relentless dedication and extensive Rolodex.
—Reis Thebault, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
More importantly, though, the survey indicated that 61% of respondents felt frustrated by the phone tag resulting from having to hop between multiple agents via multiple transfers.
—Halvard Totland, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
One patient said she’s spent the last week playing phone tag to get the results of blood work done in response to her high white blood cell count.
—Marion Renault, STAT, 23 May 2021
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“Phone tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20tag. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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