call of nature
Example Sentences
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Stopping along the side of a road for a call of nature doesn’t turn out so well for the dudes in the prologue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
These horses occasionally answered the call of nature, creating a bacteria-filled environment that required the athletic trainer to keep a supply of tetanus shots on hand, to be administered when players’ wounds broke the skin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Then Abdullah said he had to deal with a call of nature, and moved, Moaaz says, about 30 metres away.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025
By suppressing the call of nature while you’re losing fluid through sweat, the body is trying to maintain that delicate water-to-salt ratio and keep everything working the way it should, she explained.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2025
A body must follow the call of nature, even in the dead of the night.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
