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called back

VERB

recall

Synonyms

WEAK

order back return a call summon summon back telephone

Example Sentences

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When called back to testify, Fuhrman invoked the 5th Amendment, refusing to answer questions about whether he had manufactured evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

After a short pause, the pilot called back to the tower, according to air traffic control audio.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Musk's testimony concluded Thursday, his third day on the stand, although he could be called back before mid-May.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Eventually one called back to say that she and her husband had been completely cleared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Zhenya Timofeyeva, the deputy commander of the 587th, was out in the subzero wind clearing snow from the Pe-2s when she was called back to her new and unfamiliar headquarters to receive a transmitted message.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein