port of call
Example Sentences
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Its final port of call before reaching Acapulco was Colima.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The responses about traditional media apps and websites were also grim reading, with none of the age tranches surveyed saying they were their first port of call for news.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The rerouting around Africa adds time and cost, as the trip is 10 to 15 days longer than through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, depending on the final port of call in Europe.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
The problem was in evidence earlier this month at the German armed forces’ “career lounge,” the first port of call in the German capital for people contemplating a military career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
Sister Fenella was his first port of call, and as the rain flung itself against the window, they sat at the kitchen table and kneaded some dough for the priory’s bread.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
