return a call
Example Sentences
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She referred further questions to a supervisor, who did not return a call asking for comment, and the company did not reply to follow-up questions sent by email.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Martin didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
The company didn’t respond to an email seeking comment and its chief of staff didn’t return a call.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2025
That’s why he took a month to return a call from a source alerting him to the Viet America contracts — “I almost missed this tip, actually,” he sheepishly admitted.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024
"You'd have lots to do," continued Aunt Matilda, "goin' to see a woman what ain't seen fit to return a call your Aunt made on her more'n five years ago."
From Master of the Vineyard by Reed, Myrtle
