called up

Example Sentences

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At the same time, some 295,000 people were called up for military service.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Steve Bower: I saw Bouaddi play for France Under-21s but he was not called up for France's senior side and last month he said he was going to play for Morocco.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He was part of an outstanding JV team his junior year, called up as a pinch runner for the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Bournemouth midfielder Scott was called up into the senior England squad for the first time in November but was omitted from Tuchel's previous party.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Mr. Reilly said, “Show me what you’ve been working on,” and I called up a hologram of Castle Chloe.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson