How to Use caller ID in a Sentence

caller ID

noun

• The caller ID stated that the call came from the board.
  — cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Even caller ID can't always be trusted, as spoofing has become an issue with these scams.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024