call out
Example Sentences
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Like it or not, Colbert was doing what comedians are supposed to do: hold a mirror up to society, politics, human nature or whatever their focus may be, and call out the absurdities within.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“We talked about our parties in self-deprecating ways. I thought, If we call out the bullshit of everybody on everybody’s side and have a real conversation, this could be interesting,” she said.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
As he has done in the past, the Chicago native did not cite politicians by name, and did not call out specific countries.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
And if play should begin to slow, course managers can call out the cavalry—suggesting where to place marshals around the course to shepherd golfers along.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
He tried to think of his father, his grandfather, his mother, of how they would call out, encourage him, love him, but they would not be summoned up.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
