Ben spends almost all his time looking at his phone.
(GLUED)
Ben ... .
Ben is always glued to his phone.
Ava read my message but didn’t reply.
(READ)
Ava ... .
Ava left me on read.
Max suddenly stopped answering my messages.
(GHOSTED)
Max ... .
Max ghosted me.
My phone is making short sounds again.
(PINGING)
My phone ... .
My phone is pinging again.
I became very interested in their online argument.
(INVESTED)
I ... .
I became invested in their online argument.
I need to stop using social media for a few days.
(OFF)
I need ... .
I need to get off social media for a few days.
I spent an hour reading negative news online.
(DOOMSCROLLING)
I spent ... .
I spent an hour doomscrolling.
Please turn off your phone’s sounds before the film.
(SILENT)
Please ... .
Please put your phone on silent before the film.
I couldn’t call you because my phone couldn’t connect to the network.
(SIGNAL)
I couldn’t ... .
I couldn’t call you because I had no signal.
There is no space for any more photos on my phone.
(STORAGE)
I've ... .
I have run out of storage.
I want to spend the weekend without my phone or the internet.
(GRID)
I want to ... .
I want to go off the grid for the weekend.
She shares all her holiday photos on Instagram.
(GRAM)
She ... .
She shares all her holiday photos on the ’Gram.
I moved through the posts on my feed for twenty minutes.
(SCROLLED)
I ... .
I scrolled through my feed for twenty minutes.
I stopped that stranger from contacting me online.
(BLOCKED)
I ... .
I blocked that stranger.
Those hours of silly online videos made it difficult for me to think.
(ROT)
Those hours of silly online videos gave me ... .
Those hours of silly online videos gave me brain rot.
