It's true, I made phone calls, just like many others did.

我说的是真的，我打电话，其实就像其他普通人们一样。

youdao

I made a few phone calls.

我打了几个电话。

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Jeff: I suppose we made more phone calls and sent more faxes.

杰夫：我猜想我们多打电话、多发传真。

youdao

In terms of the give and take -- you know, I made a lot of phone calls last night and up until this morning, actually until right before the last session.

CNN

Throughout Tuesday evening and into early Wednesday, I made and received dozens of phone calls to and from Gaza.

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This time I called t-Mobile, told them about these new charges, and that I had not made any cell phone calls onboard my ship.

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