call up
Example Sentences
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In one example, users of the new phones can press the side button to call up an Uber ride, entering the destination by voice or text.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
“When you de-emphasize that, then you just call up your friends as you were doing before,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
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
That foundational constitutional authority in turn supports Title 10 USC 12406, which allows a president to call up the militia — but only under specific, statutorily defined circumstances.
From Salon • Nov. 17, 2025
"By the time we save enough for a ticket, I'll have a long white beard," I call up to Rani as I shift uncomfortably on the ground.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
