He went across the street and used a private telephone.

But what was wrong with using a telephone in the first place?

In the town, she might be able to use a telephone.

He'd have to ask these people if he could use a telephone.

He was going to have to find a better place to use the telephone.

People use the telephone a lot on those days, too.

A short while later she heard him using the telephone but could make out nothing of what he said.

They tried to use the telephone to call for help but did not know how to get an outside line.

Today, over a billion people use the telephone for a few minutes a day.

Using a telephone, two people who are in different places can talk to each other.