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

Mark Ruffalo called upon state attorneys general to block the merger. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

He was called upon three times for emergency services during the World Cup. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

When Kimmel hesitated when guessing Spaghetti & Meatball, Affleck and Ding called upon Ding’s trivia partner Stephen Morrison, who opted not to answer. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026

Agentic frameworks that can plan, reason and call upon tools or coordinate with other agents are helpful. — Michael Jaszczyk, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Rhymes for call upon

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