How to Use intercom in a Sentence

intercom

noun

• I heard my name called on the intercom.
• His secretary's voice came over the intercom, telling him that he had a visitor.
• To the left of the front door, there was a intercom with a camera.
  — baltimoresun.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• Then a voice came on the intercom that the school was being locked down.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2022
• The aircraft turned and the pilot's voice came over the intercom.
  — Adil Jawad, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2020
• In the video, the pilot is heard speaking over the plane's intercom.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
• The same announcement for the drill comes on over the intercom.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022
• At some point she was paged over an intercom and told to call Roslyn.
  — Lisa Freed, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2019
• His station was announced over the intercom, and the train slowed with a lurch of brakes.
  — David E. Kaplan and Andrew Marshall, WIRED, 1 July 1996
• The school doesn’t have lockers and Mr. Hugh plays the xylophone over the intercom in lieu of a bell.
  — al, 28 May 2022
• Then a voice came on the intercom saying that the school was being locked down.
  — Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
• One day this week, no one answered the intercom at the front gate of the property.
  — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• After a minute, the pilot’s voice came over the intercom.
  — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 5 Feb. 2018
• Toward the end of the service, a call for Bresciano came in over an intercom.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• Wilson knocked on Milgrom's door in the dead of night and spoke into the intercom.
  — David Keyton, Star Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• Last week, a man at the front desk said through an intercom that no one was available to talk to a reporter.
  — Steve Eder, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2019
• On the team’s charter back to the Twin Cities, coach Richard Pitino gave a speech over the plane’s intercom system.
  — Chad Graff, Twin Cities, 13 Mar. 2017
• Many were walking up to breakfast when the captain came over the intercom again on the morning of Feb. 5.
  — Motoko Rich, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2020
• About 10 minutes after pulling out of the plunge, one of the pilots addressed them over the intercom.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
• The sisters heard the request announced over the plane’s intercom.
  — Fox News, 20 Aug. 2022
• At around 8 am the buzzing of his apartment's intercom woke Santos again.
  — Darren Loucaides, Wired, 13 Nov. 2020
• David was completely shocked to hear the pilot say his name over the intercom.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2018
• Once the news broke Wednesday evening, Blackwell staff got on the intercom and informed the students, who were in their dorms.
  — Jack McCordick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2019
• Experts warn against using the intercom to share news of a student’s death.
  — Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2023
• The skies were clear, so the pilot came on the intercom shortly after takeoff.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
• He is often heard on the intercom in the morning getting students and staff hyped up for evening events.
  — Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024
• Next to the camera and intercom there’s a sign written in both English and Spanish.
  — baltimoresun.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• Brooke says there's new fixtures, and the old intercom her mom and grandmother may have used no longer works.
  — Danny Hermosillo, Houston Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2019
• Elsewhere, there are hide-away tables, charging stations and adjustable lighting that helps to create a makeshift workspace, along with an intercom to connect you with the driver.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2021
• What is the law regarding a workable intercom phone for a person with disabilities?
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 25 May 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024