call of duty
Example Sentences
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The details rarely matter, but the call of duty always does.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
She also said she was "deeply troubled" at her sister's "dangerous" levels of work being characterised in the report as "going above and beyond the call of duty".
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
They wanted Taylor to have a Medal of Honor, the military’s highest decoration given to service members who go above and beyond the call of duty, often risking their lives through selfless acts of valor.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
The call of duty for Terri Faloney, a beekeeper in Hamilton, Ontario, came on Wednesday at around 8 a.m.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2023
It was like she had this quota to fill in order to not be a crappy mother, and my filmmaking was above and beyond the call of duty.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
