How to Use call box in a Sentence

call box

noun

• There are 264 steps to the top and call boxes for emergencies.
  — Matt Campbell robert A. Cronkleton and Eric Adler, kansascity, 7 Aug. 2016
• Cukor is seen asking Michel to use the call box to contact his friend in the building — so that the friend can come down and get Michel.
  — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
• The building was no longer there, but after researching land records, Kraus found the area was once called Box Horn Farm.
  — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Eric Medina used a call box to request help, then flashed a gun.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022
• But an alternative is to find a place to turn around, then park next to a call box while driving east to Sonoma.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 26 Feb. 2021
• There is an emergency call box at Bonya’s health clinic.
  — Michael Robinson Chavez, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
• Then, at around noon, a call box was pulled outside an auto supply and appliance store at 10th and H streets NE.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2018
• Another man said the delay was more like 45 minutes; a third person said the call box in his cell was not functioning.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
• Emergency call boxes have sprouted in beach parking lots and the locals are learning how to pack shark-bite wounds.
  — William McKeever, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2019
• There’s a 1950s-era mailbox, phone booth and San Diego Police call box, as well as reproduction streetlamps.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• The man was able to reach an emergency call box during the attack, leading to police being dispatched to the garage, according to the release.
  — Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
• For now, the Cape’s six Atlantic-facing towns have focused on warning people about the risks and putting tools on the beach to respond to attacks, like trauma kits and 911 call boxes.
  — Kate Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2019
• Medina drove to the headquarters on North Harbor Drive and used a call box out front to ask a police dispatcher inside for help.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
• Officials have been searching for the cougar since Saturday, using hounds, call boxes which emit the sound of a distressed animal and can attract a cougar, and traps and snares.
  — Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019
• In case of an attack, many beaches have added call boxes so that emergency personnel can be reached even from remote areas of Cape Cod’s shores.
  — Colleen Cronin, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2019
• But the caller stopped talking into the call box and was gone two minutes later when police arrived, with no further information available.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
• Even in the age of cell phones, the city’s 2,039 call boxes are viewed as an essential tool for first responders, especially in the event of a major disaster that knocks down power lines or cripples cell service.
  — Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
• Before cellphones arrived, the nearest public call box featured a party line, outside the defunct Cotton Tail brothel some 20 miles down the interstate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2019
• By August, the airport plans to install 50 audio-video emergency call boxes throughout its terminals and car rental center.
  — Larry Barszewski, sun-sentinel.com, 12 June 2019
• An emergency call box with a surveillance camera at the intersection of Helen Street and Talbot Avenue.
  — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
• Among the demands were more emergency call boxes, improved street lighting and more nighttime transportation options for students, all of which Katehi agreed to in a public letter.
  — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 23 Oct. 2017
• Several calls for help were made around 9:30 a.m. from an emergency call box at a now unused Department of Transportation maintenance station.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2020
• At light rail stations, fare vending machines, handrails and water fountains, call boxes, seats and armrests are also cleaned daily and disinfected, the agency stated.
  — Mike Cruz, azcentral, 31 Mar. 2020
• Prior to the start of this beach season, Cape Cod towns invested in emergency call boxes, improved beach medical kits, and other equipment to improve their response in the event of another attack.
  — Philip Marcelo, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2019
• Griffin suggested the city investigate installing call boxes in neighborhoods that would allow people to make a 911-style call in an emergency.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, 26 Sep. 2017
• To minimize risk, rail systems rely on backup mechanisms such as emergency call boxes, landlines and, in some cases, cellphones.
  — Jack Gillum, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2018
• Additionally, Supervisor Aaron Peskin called for a hearing on the city’s broken emergency call boxes, many of which are covered with towels and masking tape.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2018
• Other enhancements would include information screens about the next bus coming and emergency call boxes for people to get in touch with authorities or customer service.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2018
• Several call boxes are also located throughout the university in case of an emergency.
  — Michael Williams, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• Local officials also have focused on ways to improve emergency response at area beaches this season, such as installing emergency call boxes and first aid kits stuffed with tourniquets and other medical supplies.
  — Fox News, 19 June 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024