calling

Example Sentences

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Until we can all get on the same page about the ways in which we are willfully misunderstanding each other and calling it discourse, it won’t get better.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

As with red baseball caps, it is a calling card that evokes his presence without explanation.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

A common scenario involves an executive calling up a former colleague who happened to work with one of the leading job applicants in the past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said political leaders are "calling for calm", with authorities in Northern Ireland braced for possible protests and disruption on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

This was what he’d taken to calling ‘wolf sense’: the cub’s uncanny knack of sensing his thoughts and moods.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver