calling

Example Sentences

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Nike said it was "committed to fair and lawful employment practices", calling the inquiry "a surprising and unusual escalation".

From BBC

Elections experts expressed dismay over Johnson’s comments, calling them baseless and illogical.

From Los Angeles Times

While Scott stopped short of calling for the Justice Department to drop the investigation, his assessment that no crime was committed suggests he sees little basis for continuing it.

From The Wall Street Journal

But before I could more get dirt under my nails, I heard her calling to me as she had done four years ago, hiding in my family’s store, risking her life, even then, for us.

From Literature

Ma, dear Ma, calling to us, her squad of three, soon to be two.

From Literature