call for help

Example Sentences

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If there had been a way to call for help, Suleiman says, they wouldn't have had to leave so many wounded behind.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

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

Thomas P was accused of failing to turn back or call for help in time after he left his girlfriend and reached the summit of the mountain.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 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

Men who had gathered to watch the river came down and began to cut away the brush as others rushed to call for help.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone