calling

Example Sentences

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Many China hawks in the administration have taken to gallows humor, calling the shift the ‘Busan Freeze,’ named for the South Korea meeting between the leaders that produced a fragile trade detente.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The First Lady, Melania Trump, felt it necessary to publicly deny any connection to Epstein, also calling for victims to be able to testify to Congress.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“She was being very loud about it. It was so embarrassing and disruptive, and she kept calling the flight attendants over.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

But advocates for unaccompanied minors feel differently, calling them a pretext to locate and deport children and their families.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

You could prove it by calling the dump to ask if anything was missing.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott