beeper
noun
beep·er
| \ ˈbē-pər
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Examples of beeper in a Sentence
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Talk of ultrasonic beepers that would ward off sharks mid-assault is everywhere. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, "The Summer of Shark Politics on Cape Cod," 22 Aug. 2019 Put an old cell phone or beeper to good use too and clip it on your waistband to complete the look. — Caylin Harris, Country Living, "The Best 'The Office' Costumes That Will Definitely Win You a Dundie This Halloween," 22 Aug. 2019 Epstein's secretary would contact her by email, beeper or her family's landline to set up a meeting, Araoz said. — NBC News, "New Jeffrey Epstein accuser: He raped me when I was 15," 10 July 2019 Speaking animatedly above the incessant back-up beeper of a nearby mini-forklift, Bolton surmised the hectic scene looking a little like someone who still couldn't believe his good fortune. — Rosemary Feitelberg | Wwd, latimes.com, "The Met’s Costume Institute unveils ‘Heavenly Bodies’ exhibition during preview before the Met Gala," 7 May 2018 Some vehicles and locations had CB radios, and there were a good many hand-helds and beepers. — Susan Harfouche, The New Republic, "Memoirs of an Ex-Sannyasin," 12 Apr. 2018 Karen Maskarinec's beeper goes off when a nurse or social worker at Providence believes a patient nearing death will be alone. — Anchorage Daily News, "How strangers touching strangers transformed the moment of death," 20 Mar. 2018 When cell phones took over, Levy abdicated beepers and went into neon signage. — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, "A dominatrix, a 'Broom Guy,' a 'Beeper King': Meet 23 Hoosier oddballs and characters," 8 Jan. 2018 The developer also agreed to prevent delivery trucks and other vehicles from using back-up beepers on the site west of the front facade of the grocery building and adjacent tenant spaces. — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, "Why Raley's is finally expected to build on prime real estate that’s been vacant since 2012 | The Sacramento Bee," 2 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beeper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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