1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
called up; calling up; calls up
1
: to summon together (as for a united effort)
call up all his forces for the attack
2
: to bring to mind : evoke
3
: to summon before an authority
4
a
: to summon for active military duty
b
: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team
5
: to bring forward for consideration or action
6
: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction
Examples of call-up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Hayden Birdsong, the organization’s top right-handed pitching prospect, will start the season at Double-A Richmond and could make a case for a major-league call-up by the end of the year.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
That news prompted the Supreme Court to instruct the government, as soon as the deadline passes, to suspend special educational subsidies that support seminary students if those students have failed to answer their military call-ups.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Miller pitched one game in Double-A before getting the call-up to Triple-A Las Vegas.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Late-season call-up Evan Carter looks like the real deal, and top prospect Wyatt Langford is ready to provide more thunder.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
Some observers believe Putin would have to wait until after the election to take the potentially unpopular step of another big call-up.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
They’ve also been buoyed by their own call-up, Logan Stankoven, who has notched eight points in his first six NHL games.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
Jolted by the violence against secular communities along the Gaza border, and moved by the thousands of reservists responding to military call-ups, Ms. Irom pondered how to reach across the social divide.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The state could call up to 14 witnesses, and the defense could call up to 30.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
Top pitching prospect Landon Knack is also expected to be called up this week, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who is unauthorized to speak publicly, to either start or pitch in a bulk relief role.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Last, swiping from the left side of the screen calls up an album with all the content on the microSD card.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
The Texas Rangers are calling up right-hander Jack Leiter to make his major league debut on Thursday.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
Israel calls up 360,000 reservists. Oct. 12: Israel warns people to evacuate northern Gaza
Israel gives the more than 1 million people who live in northern Gaza 24 hours to evacuate southward.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
But Sumner, again calling up classical economics, said those wages are likely above equilibrium for hospitality workers, proving attractive to those looking for work, but unsustainable for creating new jobs in the sector.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Just be sure to call up a business in advance of booking or visiting to check their pet policies.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
The call-up age has been lowered from 27 to 25 but other parts of a mobilization bill are still struggling to pass through the Ukrainian parliament.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Hayden Birdsong, the organization’s top right-handed pitching prospect, will start the season at Double-A Richmond and could make a case for a major-league call-up by the end of the year.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
That news prompted the Supreme Court to instruct the government, as soon as the deadline passes, to suspend special educational subsidies that support seminary students if those students have failed to answer their military call-ups.
—Johnatan Reiss, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Miller pitched one game in Double-A before getting the call-up to Triple-A Las Vegas.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Late-season call-up Evan Carter looks like the real deal, and top prospect Wyatt Langford is ready to provide more thunder.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2024
Some observers believe Putin would have to wait until after the election to take the potentially unpopular step of another big call-up.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
They’ve also been buoyed by their own call-up, Logan Stankoven, who has notched eight points in his first six NHL games.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2024
Jolted by the violence against secular communities along the Gaza border, and moved by the thousands of reservists responding to military call-ups, Ms. Irom pondered how to reach across the social divide.
—Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
Greene has filed a procedural tool known as a motion to vacate to oust Johnson, but the Georgia Republican declined to call up a vote before lawmakers left town, giving the speaker and his allies a short reprieve.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The state could call up to 14 witnesses, and the defense could call up to 30.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
Top pitching prospect Landon Knack is also expected to be called up this week, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who is unauthorized to speak publicly, to either start or pitch in a bulk relief role.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Last, swiping from the left side of the screen calls up an album with all the content on the microSD card.
—Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024
The Texas Rangers are calling up right-hander Jack Leiter to make his major league debut on Thursday.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
Israel calls up 360,000 reservists. Oct. 12: Israel warns people to evacuate northern Gaza
Israel gives the more than 1 million people who live in northern Gaza 24 hours to evacuate southward.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
But Sumner, again calling up classical economics, said those wages are likely above equilibrium for hospitality workers, proving attractive to those looking for work, but unsustainable for creating new jobs in the sector.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
Just be sure to call up a business in advance of booking or visiting to check their pet policies.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
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