How do you use Landlines in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Landlines meaning
plural of landline
Using Landlines
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of landline
- In the example corpus, landlines often appears in combinations such as: on landlines, landlines to, and landlines.
Context around Landlines
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Landlines
- In this selection, "landlines" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, telephone, jammed, smartphones, work and may stand out and add context to how "landlines" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 81 and landlines 19 of and 82 and landlines of likely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "landlines" sits close to words such as adjoint, affixes and agonisingly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with landlines
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It tends to be people with landlines that get scammed. (10 words)
Both cellphone numbers (81%) and landlines (19%) of likely general election voters were used. (14 words)
AT&T’s business in Puerto Rico comprises internet, TV, landlines and business services. (14 words)
And on top of getting little for your pay, we have to be tapping into our own resources to get the work done,” said the cop, citing no landlines at at least two police stations in Portmore, forcing them to do work with personal cellular phones. (46 words)
An inquest heard that he had been attempting to make a call to his family but couldn't get through because the service, run by Bell in a string of prisons across the country, doesn't allow prisoners to call mobile phones, only landlines. (44 words)
Swisscom did not comment directly on the deal, but said it had invested about 16 billion francs in networks and information technology in the last 10 years, including landlines to about 74 per cent of all homes and businesses in Switzerland. (41 words)
Last year author Polly James, wrote on social media: 'What happens to vulnerable people who rely on landlines to call for help in an emergency? (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
And on top of getting little for your pay, we have to be tapping into our own resources to get the work done,” said the cop, citing no landlines at at least two police stations in Portmore, forcing them to do work with personal cellular phones.
And when he was shirtless in the latter film, it created a whole lot of conversation over landlines.
A spokesperson for Hereford and Worcester Fire Control said: "We have received a notification from BT Group that there is a loss of dialling out from landlines in the Wychbold Area.
In Kentucky, a 15-minute interstate phone call can cost up to $5.70 to local landlines, or $10 for a call to a cellphone.
Landlines are being upgraded as the analogue technology is increasingly unreliable and is no longer supported by suppliers and manufacturers.
Some people don’t have landlines, the thing is O2 don’t seem to be working on it.
There may also be some local disruption to mobile services using the network, but landlines are not affected.
Getting rid of landlines, many Bay Area residents said, would be life-threatening for those who rely on them for medical or emergency needs.
It tends to be people with landlines that get scammed.
Last year author Polly James, wrote on social media: 'What happens to vulnerable people who rely on landlines to call for help in an emergency?
The poll surveyed 668 registered voters last Wednesday through Sunday over landlines, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
Two roadshows will be held locally to raise awareness of an upcoming change to how telephone landlines work.
An inquest heard that he had been attempting to make a call to his family but couldn't get through because the service, run by Bell in a string of prisons across the country, doesn't allow prisoners to call mobile phones, only landlines.
Both cellphone numbers (81%) and landlines (19%) of likely general election voters were used.
Both cellphone numbers (between 80% and 82%) and landlines of likely general election voters were used.
Response rates have been dropping for years as people have moved from landlines to mobile phones, and as they've become more reluctant to answer calls from numbers they don't recognize.
Swisscom did not comment directly on the deal, but said it had invested about 16 billion francs in networks and information technology in the last 10 years, including landlines to about 74 per cent of all homes and businesses in Switzerland.
The CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll was conducted by Selzer & Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, January 2 through 8 among a random sample of 3,131 Iowa registered voters reached on landlines or cell phones by a live interviewer.
Adding to the problem, operational cell sites are jammed, landlines may also be jammed even if they’re operational, and while you may be able to make a few phone calls, you can’t count on it.
AT&T’s business in Puerto Rico comprises internet, TV, landlines and business services.
Common combinations with landlines
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on landlines 7×
- landlines to 7×
- and landlines 4×
- from landlines 3×
- landlines or 3×
- of landlines 3×
- telephone landlines 3×
- landlines and 3×
- over landlines 2×
- landlines in 2×