called up
Example Sentences
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He never finished because he was called up to the bigs—and wound up appearing in 598 games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He did, however, tell me that if he was called up, he’d go into combat “today.”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
They surpassed $100 million in opening day payroll for the first time in franchise history and called up baseball’s top prospect, shortstop Konnor Griffin, a week into the season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He was initially called up for first-team training by Ruben Amorim and has been a regular since, with Carrick keeping a close eye on United's academy teams.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
And then Morgan called up the stairs to say that it was babies in the box, two babies.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
