calling forth
Example Sentences
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The Constitution gives Congress the power “to provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel Invasions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
The Constitution—which I do think still matters—gives Congress the power “to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.”
From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025
“It is not calling forth a higher moral principle, it is being sneaky and dishonest.”
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Germany’s woes are calling forth comparisons with the late 1990s, when high labor costs held back the country’s competitiveness.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023
Their faces seemed so old, so dark, calling forth overworked cliches about the earth and the sky and the wind.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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