call up
Example Sentences
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But Kosovo, able to call up eligible players born in other European countries such as Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, quickly improved.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“When you de-emphasize that, then you just call up your friends as you were doing before,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Picture “The Fugitive” if, instead of racing around to clear his name, Dr. Kimble was forced to sit still the whole time and call up files on the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
That foundational constitutional authority in turn supports Title 10 USC 12406, which allows a president to call up the militia — but only under specific, statutorily defined circumstances.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
Help them to play with some quality that they’ve never played with before, give them that something extra that they’ve never had to call up before.”
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
