calling up
Example Sentences
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It says plenty that, instead of calling up a bowler immediately once the latter went down, they waited until mid-tournament to call up Smith, a batter.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Others said the move was driven by the Federal Reserve doing “rate checks” — that is, calling up large currency dealers and asking for quotes on the dollar-yen pair.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Altman and Musk won’t suddenly be calling up someone with $10,000 in their brokerage account to see if they want to participate in a new funding round.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
"You're not calling up call centers in Bangladesh. We're doing it out of St. Louis, Missouri."
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025
Johnson didn’t want nuclear weapons on the table, or calling up the Army Reserves.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
