pay a call
Example Sentences
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Although large groups of visitors are discouraged, nursing homes won’t be allowed to limit the number of loved ones and friends who can pay a call on residents.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
Man Ray invited him to pay a call when he was back in Paris, and so began a friendship that continued until the artist’s death in 1976.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2018
Let’s hope they pay a call on him and give him some words of wisdom about leaving you alone.
From Slate • Sep. 16, 2015
The prince will visit the National Archives to view a copy of the Magna Carta and of course they will pay a call on President Obama at the White House.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2015
One afternoon, when Fern was sitting on her stool, the oldest sheep walked into the barn, and stopped to pay a call on Wilbur.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
