call upon

Example Sentences

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Trump supporter and antiabortion activist Frank Pavone, however, appeared eager to call upon his supporters.

From Washington Post

And while Munster coach Graham Rowntree had preferred Casey in the Irish province's Heineken Champions Cup matches against Northampton and Toulouse just prior to the Six Nations, Farrell opted to call upon the experienced Murray when Jamison Gibson-Park was ruled out of the Wales game.

From BBC

The announcement, made during a visit to flood-ravaged areas Wednesday, is the first time the prime minister has attempted to call upon new emergency measures introduced after catastrophic wildfires two years ago that give Canberra the power to deploy money and resources faster following a natural disaster.

From Washington Post

From the time eight minutes into the game when an Appleton goal was overturned by an offside call upon video review, to Josh Norris opening the scoring for Ottawa just 15 seconds later, this appeared another long Kraken night.

From Seattle Times

We call upon your administration to look Putin in the eyes and send a clear message to the Kremlin that America will not tolerate Putin using Americans as his pawn during this treacherous and bleak moment in world history.

From Fox News