call back
Example Sentences
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The Senate went into recess for a week starting Thursday, but senators could be called back to Washington in case of a rapid leap in negotiations.
From Barron's
However, lawmakers could be called back to Washington earlier if they seem on the brink of a deal.
From BBC
She said she understood that there "isn't an established process, once a nomination has happened to the House of Lords, to then call back that nomination before a peer is introduced".
From BBC
Years later, the boy is grown and he’s driving his elderly grandfather; he calls back to what he was once taught.
From Los Angeles Times
Amid disagreements with Bill Church Jr., Bamberger stepped away from the company in 1973, but was called back as chairman and CEO 10 years later, after the first earnings drop in company history.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
