calling up

Example Sentences

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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

The video concludes with the officer opening a laptop while parked in an isolated spot and calling up a page that says “Contact the CIA” in Chinese.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Others said the move was driven by the Federal Reserve doing “rate checks” — that is, calling up large currency dealers and asking for quotes on the dollar-yen pair.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

"You're not calling up call centers in Bangladesh. We're doing it out of St. Louis, Missouri."

From Salon • Jun. 16, 2025

She kept calling up her sisters with every little thing to see what they thought.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez