calling

Example Sentences

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But Chinese authorities and state media have heaped bitter rhetoric against him, calling him a "troublemaker" and "warmonger".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“We’re seeing something that we’re calling ‘the great moderation,’ ” says Joe Wadford, an economist at the Bank of America Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“Everything else is irrelevant,” he added, before suggesting I stop calling myself an idiot for not understanding the tech-heavy parts of this debate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

First lady Melania Trump denied any connection with Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes on Thursday, calling online rumors of a supposed connection between her and the notorious sex trafficker “false smears.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

They would have made a federal case out of it, getting upset, calling the cops .

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix