call of nature
Example Sentences
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Stopping along the side of a road for a call of nature doesn’t turn out so well for the dudes in the prologue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
These horses occasionally answered the call of nature, creating a bacteria-filled environment that required the athletic trainer to keep a supply of tetanus shots on hand, to be administered when players’ wounds broke the skin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
However, she almost missed her big moment by attending to a call of nature minutes before her name was called out.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2022
They also had to answer the call of nature, like everybody else - resulting in a very quirky lot.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2017
A body must follow the call of nature, even in the dead of the night.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
