calling

Example Sentences

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Tlaib loosened the room immediately, teasing her teenage niece, calling her “the future” while the girl shrank in embarrassment.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

He is calling on Australian federal and state governments to fund CAR T-cell therapy for blood cancer patients across the country.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

He doesn’t typically fly first-class, calling himself an “old cheapskate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Abrams and Damon Lindelof, have signed an open letter calling for regulators to block the deal, saying it “would reduce the number of major U.S. film studios to just four.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

I started dreaming that I heard someone calling my name.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls