calling

Example Sentences

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Domagala kept calling the cops, and the village eventually issued a trespassing citation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The week wraps up with the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey for June, with consensus calling a 46 reading—about one point more than May’s record-low reading.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

One, whom we are calling Anna, said she had entered a Sport competition which invited aspiring models to send in amateur photographs in the 1990s, when she was 17.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Some of the basketball players participating in the finals have commented on the record-breaking ticket prices, with Knicks guard Josh Hart calling them “ridiculous.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

‘I don’t think it’s anywhere close. Otherwise that wren wouldn’t be calling.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver