calling

Example Sentences

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“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

It comes as heating oil prices have risen due to the Iran war, with MPs calling on the government to help.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies published a joint statement in late March calling for the immediate restoration of safe and toll-free passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

The country’s roughly two thousand papers began calling the journey “Dr. Kane’s Arctic Expedition.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock