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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a man phoned" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a male individual made a phone call, typically in a narrative or report.
Example: "Earlier today, a man phoned to inquire about the job opening."
Alternatives: "a man called" or "a man rang".
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Last Monday morning a man phoned a department store to order an item advertised in Sunday's paper.
On Thursday, a man phoned the courthouse and said, "The building is mined," sending court officials, lawyers and journalists spilling onto the street.
A man phoned in, said that people thought of her as a "racist Jewish princess," and asked, "Why are you calling people Chinks on TV? You're a Jew".
Matt Gentili, a producer at CFN13 in Orlando, said at about 2.45am a man phoned him and said: "I'm the shooter.
Another time a man phoned and said he had visited our lot a week earlier and had asked for advice about ridding a tropical tree of pests.
The New Yorker, August 25 , 1951P. 18 Last Monday morning a man phoned a department store to order an item advertised in Sunday's paper.
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Now, say a man phones you and... " I just couldn't go on.
Vague-unclear references: 'There is a man phoning a man and he is making an appointment to come and have dinner with him' difficult to disambiguate he/him.
A few minutes after my find, a delivery man phoned to say he was on his way.
Deciding to put up his Connecticut farm for sale a former Wall Street man phoned the Wall St. Journal to insert an ad.
This call features a man who phoned the Bristol control centre who was later taken to court and fined.
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