calling up
Example Sentences
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More parents are calling up hiring managers, applying for jobs on their adult child’s behalf, and even showing up—or lurking just off-screen—on Zoom calls to help navigate difficult conversations or go over benefits packages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
She began calling up private ambulance companies, but they would not agree to drive Waldorf because they considered her condition unstable.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
He's resisted whatever urge he may have had in calling up James Forrest.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Others said the move was driven by the Federal Reserve doing “rate checks” — that is, calling up large currency dealers and asking for quotes on the dollar-yen pair.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026
But there is no preparing for vipers on the doorstep and drums in the forest, calling up an end to a century of affliction.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
