calling

Example Sentences

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He was calling from San Bernardino County, where he’d been held in an immigration detention center for months.

From Los Angeles Times

The Union of Journalists and Journalists' Organisations said they would petition the High Court of Justice against the decision, calling it "a severe and unlawful infringement on freedom of expression and freedom of the press".

From BBC

Last week, a federal judge struck down that order, calling it “arbitrary and capricious.”

From Los Angeles Times

You didn’t think the tax man would forget to come calling for a share of your winnings, did you?

From MarketWatch

Then, when identical brothers Smoke and Stack came calling, Jordan rented a house in Ojai and began excavating the twins’ backstories with help from longtime dialect coach Beth McGuire.

From Los Angeles Times