call down
Example Sentences
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"The ambulance didn't go to the address because the emergency medical advisor, thinking it was an abandoned call, closed the call down," Mrs Jevons said.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
There were extensive gardens, a 9-hole putting green and a unique intercom system that allowed residents to dial two digits to call down for maids, sitters and caterers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023
But those usually had relatively evident functions: to call down the favor of a god, or to assert a noble pedigree, or to show off a new wife.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Among Griffis’ many memorable revelations about the Land of the Rising Sun is a proverb about the perils of revenge: “If you call down a curse on anyone, look out for two graves.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2023
He had his guards call down to the lobby.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
