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call for help

noun as in distress signal

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Example Sentences

The Coast Guard sent out a call for help.

After the adults in the car were killed, Leyan tried to call for help and got through to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

From Salon

A radio call for help brought a massive police response — including officers from neighboring divisions to the scene — which sits on the border of Florence-Firestone, an unincorporated neighborhood north of Watts.

Police said after the attack, Mrs Taylor tried to call for help through the letterbox and managed to crawl up the stairs and shouted for help, eventually catching the attention of a dog walker who called the emergency services.

From BBC

“She was trying to get away, Liz and I were trying to call for help. I just wanted to get the knife off her.”

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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