call down
verb
called down; calling down; calls down
1
: to cause or entreat to descend
call down a blessing
2
: reprimand
called me down for being late
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Examples of call down in a Sentence
I was called down by my supervisor for not catching the accounting error sooner.
Recent Examples on the Web
There were other questionable calls down the stretch in that one.
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Howard Fendrich, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
The last-two minute report from Monday’s 128-125 loss to Charlotte revealed 10 missed calls down the stretch, per the NBA.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
As the police amassed, a young person of about 20, bundled in warm clothing and locked to an excavator, called down to the crowd.
—Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
The complaint says the teen began to cry, and Tyler later called down to the hotel lobby to ask her to come up to his room.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel Felt Like an 'Object' to 'Creepy' Executive with Her Photos in His Bedroom
Jacobs then proceeded to deliver his notes to everyone else before calling down Fishel's mother from the studio audience to join her at a table on set.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
Those Afghan officials could then credibly threaten to call down a U.S. raid or an airstrike on anyone who got out of line.
—Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2021
There were extensive gardens, a nine-hole putting green and a unique intercom system that allowed residents to dial two digits to call down for maids, sitters and caterers.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
Somewhere in Indiana, Keith calls down to room service.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
Howard Fendrich, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
The last-two minute report from Monday’s 128-125 loss to Charlotte revealed 10 missed calls down the stretch, per the NBA.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2024
As the police amassed, a young person of about 20, bundled in warm clothing and locked to an excavator, called down to the crowd.
—Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
The complaint says the teen began to cry, and Tyler later called down to the hotel lobby to ask her to come up to his room.
—Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel Felt Like an 'Object' to 'Creepy' Executive with Her Photos in His Bedroom
Jacobs then proceeded to deliver his notes to everyone else before calling down Fishel's mother from the studio audience to join her at a table on set.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
Those Afghan officials could then credibly threaten to call down a U.S. raid or an airstrike on anyone who got out of line.
—Sarah Chayes, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2021
There were extensive gardens, a nine-hole putting green and a unique intercom system that allowed residents to dial two digits to call down for maids, sitters and caterers.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
Somewhere in Indiana, Keith calls down to room service.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
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First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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