courtesy call

noun

: a visit made because it is the polite thing to do

They paid a courtesy call on the ambassador.

Examples of courtesy call in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The courtesy call would go on for some two hours, as Simpson incessantly monologued about his innocence before Ebersol would have a chance to break in and inform him that he’d been replaced by Ahmad Rashad. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 May 2026

However, the official breakup actually happened the next day with a two-minute courtesy call from Jess to Chris, who still seemed unaware his revelation had been a deal-breaker. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2026

Did anyone have to make a courtesy call to Sony or Marvel? — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025

When Netanyahu was elected, Biden didn’t place a courtesy call for more than three weeks, which was its own minor scandal in Israel. — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023

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