calling
Example Sentences
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Cast into the world in disguise, she struggles to refashion herself aboard that ship as she strives to become true to the calling of exile and sailor.
From Los Angeles Times
More than two months after an embarrassing daylight heist which has heaped pressure on Louvre bosses, staff are calling for more recruitment and better maintenance of the vast complex of buildings.
From Barron's
So a fellow student starts a petition calling for the suspension of his release.
From BBC
Hollywood took note of actress Frances McDormand’s 2018 Oscar acceptance speech calling for an “inclusion rider” to demand diversity in casting and crew.
“We’ve learned how to survive,” he said, calling on military and police officers to maintain order.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
