put a call through
Example Sentences
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On Election Day, Keene, then a Nixon staffer, was following returns in the White House when somebody put a call through to see how things were going in Maryland.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2018
All the secretaries and assistants on the floor were advised never to put a call through to Ben without checking with his secretary Carol or Don or me.
From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2017
While they can come randomly, they normally put a call through and we arrange an agreeable time to come in and inspect it.
From Time • Jan. 13, 2016
When the Riviera signed Dolly Parton for a widely publicized $350,000 a week in 1979, every other entertainer in town put a call through to his agent.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’m heading up to the coast guard station. Maybe I’ll get them to put a call through for me if your radio isn’t handy.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
