call of nature
Example Sentences
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Stopping along the side of a road for a call of nature doesn’t turn out so well for the dudes in the prologue.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
These horses occasionally answered the call of nature, creating a bacteria-filled environment that required the athletic trainer to keep a supply of tetanus shots on hand, to be administered when players’ wounds broke the skin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
However, she almost missed her big moment by attending to a call of nature minutes before her name was called out.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2022
A lot of workers will talk about how the bathrooms are far enough away that heeding the call of nature can actually eat into your productivity.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2021
Denna might have just stepped away for a call of nature.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
