call upon

phrase

1

: require, oblige

may be called upon to do several jobs

2

: to make a demand on : depend on

universities are called upon to produce trained professionals

Examples of call upon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After scoring a run in the fourth when Willy Adames grounded into a double play with a runner on third, San Francisco called upon a double steal with runners at the corners to swipe its third run. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Among those who the center, lovingly known as the Greek Freak, called upon to be okay with it all? — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Finance is increasingly focused on AI, while CFOs, who determine enterprise AI tech spending, are also being called upon to help deliver AI value in their organizations. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 July 2026

During the filming of Mission Impossible, the actor called upon Oakley to make his custom eyewear. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for call upon

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon