How to Use caller ID in a Sentence

caller ID

noun
  • The calls come in from an unknown caller ID (though even cell phone numbers are easy to spoof these days).
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • The number seen on caller ID may not be accurate and could be spoofed by the caller, the sheriff said.
    Staff Report, NOLA.com, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Did the caller ID indicate the call was from a health department?
    Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Since caller ID spoofing is so easy to do, don’t take the number that appears on your phone at face value.
    Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The Nokia 2780 is an elevated flip phone with a digital screen on the outside, which displays the time and caller IDs.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
  • If caller ID is able to identify spam, why doesn’t Verizon, my carrier, shut the call down?
    WSJ, 26 May 2021
  • The number appearing in your caller ID is likely not their real number, so blocking it won’t do any good.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Recipients of the robocall apparently saw a caller ID that is the same as Burkman's cellphone, Wohl said.
    David Eggert, Star Tribune, 27 Aug. 2020
  • The more calls that have verified caller ID information, the more effective the analysis will be.
    Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
  • In other words, each carrier validates the call with the ultimate goal of being able to guarantee that the name on your caller ID is genuine and not spoofing.
    Chris Nicoli, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Bardacke didn’t know that con artists can use a technique called spoofing to falsify caller ID information.
    Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Bridger said Metro Health is working to create a universal caller ID for investigators.
    Brian Chasnoff, ExpressNews.com, 30 June 2020
  • Have caller ID enabled and get an answering machine or configure your phone service's answering machine feature in order to screen calls.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Scammers also are very savvy at using the latest technology — such as caller ID spoofing — to appear legitimate.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020

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