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call

[kawl] / kɔl /










VERB
attempt to communicate by telephone
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Example Sentences

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While she hesitates to call it a rebrand, Day said her hard pivot in the hyperpop direction was nerve-racking at first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The effect is as interesting as reading a grade-school roll call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Don’t worry: This isn’t a call to flee stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The government's move to "call in" the application means ministers rather than Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council will decide the outcome.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“That’s an old story! Get out of here before I call the police!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom