on call
Example Sentences
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New rules will mean reservists remain on call for an extra decade, and lower the threshold for them being called into service.
From BBC
They show the arrival of Alan Jones, the lead detective on call that night.
"Battlefield" challenges its rival with smaller multiplayer maps than usual and a "battle royale" mode where players eliminate each other one by one, similar to a popular mode found on "Call of Duty".
From Barron's
It wasn’t just the activists on call — block after block was ready.
From Los Angeles Times
The couple was on call for a small but fast-growing rodent who hissed when annoyed and cried when lonely:
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