calling

Example Sentences

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Andy Burrows, chief executive of Molly Rose Foundation, a UK-based online safety charity, welcomed the report, calling big tech platforms "complacent and evasive when it comes to protecting children from preventable harm".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

When CBS parent company Paramount Global agreed to settle a lawsuit with Trump for $16 million last July, Colbert targeted both sides, calling the settlement a “big fat bribe” in one monologue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The Natural Resources Defense Council was among the environmental groups that begged to differ, calling the move "a lose-lose for the environment and the economy."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Reviews were mostly positive about his first effort, with Deadline calling it a "wonderfully atmospheric, nostalgic and entertaining contemporary noir".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

‘I don’t think it’s anywhere close. Otherwise that wren wouldn’t be calling.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver