call upon
Example Sentences
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These are very different players, of course, but the visitors were unable to call upon their captain and standard bearer John McGinn in the middle of the park while the influential Boubacar Kamara was also sidelined.
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"They might be some of the guys he wants to call upon at the next World Cup."
From BBC
But she can call upon advice from 15-time major winner Tiger Woods, who is in a relationship with her mother Vanessa.
From BBC
O'Neill doesn't have the same calibre of player to call upon as he did in his first spell.
From BBC
After all, Yamamoto or Snell after 100 pitches are still likely to be more effective than anybody else he could call upon.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.