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
The president repeated his earlier remarks when speaking to reporters Monday: “I did call up President Putin and he’s agreed…They have the same cold wave that we do.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
In the 1990s some computer games had a "boss key" that allowed staff to call up an Excel spreadsheet if they needed to look like they were working.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 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
They call up their American friends, who are happy enough to see them but ask them nothing about where they’ve been.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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