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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This is a clarion call to elevate our ambition.
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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
There is a clarion call today for sound, competent and human-focused leadership.
—Damien Howard, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Stand! had been so encouraging and inviting, and so committed to angling toward a brighter future by embracing freedom and unity in the moment, that anything less than another clarion call for peace and justice would scan as disappointment.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
And spotting that big beautiful town limits sign after days of roughing it in the wilderness can hit like a clarion call from Bacchus himself.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside Online, 31 May 2025
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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
There is a clarion call today for sound, competent and human-focused leadership.
—Damien Howard, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Stand! had been so encouraging and inviting, and so committed to angling toward a brighter future by embracing freedom and unity in the moment, that anything less than another clarion call for peace and justice would scan as disappointment.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 June 2025
And spotting that big beautiful town limits sign after days of roughing it in the wilderness can hit like a clarion call from Bacchus himself.
—Eric J. Wallace, Outside Online, 31 May 2025
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“Clarion call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clarion%20call. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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