return a call

Example Sentences

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She referred further questions to a supervisor, who did not return a call asking for comment, and the company did not reply to follow-up questions sent by email.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Martin didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

A lawyer who represented Synapse didn’t return a call and email seeking comment and the company’s founder didn’t respond to a LinkedIn message.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2025

Newsom has said Trump did not return a call he made in November to congratulate the incoming president on winning the election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

Walking to Newington with the Kinders, to return a call, they asked me if I would go with them to see Mrs. Barbauld.

From Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. by Hall, Edward B.