clarion call
noun
: a strong request for something to happen
—usually singular
He used his speech to sound a clarion call for affordable health care.
the leader's clarion call to action
Examples of clarion call in a Sentence
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Mescal had no issue with that clarion call on how to play one of history’s most influential yet unknown figures.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The first such, that of John McCain, in September of 2018, felt like a meeting of the resistance, a clarion call to take up arms where the late senator, another Republican who turned apostate rather than submit to Trump, had left them on the field.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Alternatively, a single, major disruption created a clarion call that motivated leaders to take drastic measures to turn the company’s fortunes around.
—David Podolsky, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
This is a clarion call to elevate our ambition.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
This letter is a clarion call for immediate intervention to secure a humanitarian corridor that upholds the dignity and rights of the vulnerable.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
That is the clarion call for The American Way.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
But Black mermaids in the United States have long haunted American history, their siren song a clarion call for rebellion against oppression.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Black women’s increasing struggles are an urgent clarion call to every person to stand up and speak out, for all our sakes.
—Juliana Stratton, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The first such, that of John McCain, in September of 2018, felt like a meeting of the resistance, a clarion call to take up arms where the late senator, another Republican who turned apostate rather than submit to Trump, had left them on the field.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
Alternatively, a single, major disruption created a clarion call that motivated leaders to take drastic measures to turn the company’s fortunes around.
—David Podolsky, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
This is a clarion call to elevate our ambition.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
This letter is a clarion call for immediate intervention to secure a humanitarian corridor that upholds the dignity and rights of the vulnerable.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
That is the clarion call for The American Way.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
But Black mermaids in the United States have long haunted American history, their siren song a clarion call for rebellion against oppression.
—Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Black women’s increasing struggles are an urgent clarion call to every person to stand up and speak out, for all our sakes.
—Juliana Stratton, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
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“Clarion call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clarion%20call. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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