calling up
Example Sentences
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A common scenario involves an executive calling up a former colleague who happened to work with one of the leading job applicants in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
She began calling up private ambulance companies, but they would not agree to drive Waldorf because they considered her condition unstable.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
He's resisted whatever urge he may have had in calling up James Forrest.
From BBC • May 19, 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
Once the alarm spread that the British had left Boston, the system of calling up the Minute Men had worked well indeed.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
