call for help
Example Sentences
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Locals said it was their way of putting out a call for help when local authorities appeared to be standing by.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
They said he failed to turn back or call for help in time to help his girlfriend.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
The defence argued that at that point Thomas P and girlfriend still felt fine and did not call for help as they were close to the summit.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
But the two women managed to free themselves and call for help without any ransom being paid, by banging on the garage door in Bourg-les-Valence.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
He had that knife and could probably call for help.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
