on call
Example Sentences
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Having a good contractor on call is now a must-have for companies building power plants, and they are willing to pay up for them.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
The team of specialists is on call 24 hours a day to collect the most poorly children and babies and take them to intensive care, supporting 27 hospitals across the south of England.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
It wasn’t just the activists on call — block after block was ready.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
The couple was on call for a small but fast-growing rodent who hissed when annoyed and cried when lonely:
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The psychological counselors were on call twenty-four hours a day.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
