calling forth

Example Sentences

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The Constitution—which I do think still matters—gives Congress the power “to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.”

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

And O’Connell punches it into a banger, without question, calling forth an electricity that can only come from one man’s blood memory, Remmick’s.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

Germany’s woes are calling forth comparisons with the late 1990s, when high labor costs held back the country’s competitiveness.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Its invisibility was frustrating, but she was encouraged by the anecdotes of those who had offered shelter at the time — the worst of humanity calling forth the best.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Their faces seemed so old, so dark, calling forth overworked cliches about the earth and the sky and the wind.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols