calling for

Example Sentences

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Again, I’m not a puritan calling for prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Hadja Lahbib, the EU commissioner for crisis management, visited the provincial capital, Bunia, calling for humanitarian and health workers in the region to be guaranteed access to people in need.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The authors are calling for a coordinated One Health strategy that brings together human health, environmental science, and water management.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

It was one of the first nations to sign a proposed treaty calling for an end to the expansion of fossil fuel projects.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Somewhere off in the desert behind Lita’s house, a coyote howls, calling for its friends.As if on cue, the chickens cluck, and one of her fainting goats bleats.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera