call back
Example Sentences
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Before I can wonder for long, she calls back to me, “Mary, the usual, please!”
From Literature
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Eventually one called back to say that she and her husband had been completely cleared.
The suit alleged meal breaks were “frequently interrupted” when Beteta would be called back by a supervisor to clean buckets or dispose of trash.
From Los Angeles Times
If the caller ID comes up as your bank, don’t answer and call back using the number on the back of your credit card.
From MarketWatch
Two radiologists are required to read every mammogram, and patients are called back in for further tests where there is any dubiety - but still, 20% of cancers are missed.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.