How to Use call in a Sentence

call

1 of 2 verb

• The birds were calling as the sun rose.
• She saw her friends across the street and called over to them.
• She called up to her husband, who was at the top of the stairs.
• He called her name in his sleep.
• I call once a week to talk to my parents.
• He called to passersby for help.
• I try to call my parents at least once a week.
• Her husband called back down to her.
• Where are you calling from?
• May I say who's calling?
• About the girl who doesn’t call back.
  — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• You're called their name out on the street.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
• My body is calling for healthy food.
  — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
• Your neighbors may even call you rude.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
• When our nation calls us to serve.
  — CBS News, 24 May 2026
• Who gets called to be on a grand jury?
  — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
• You’re tempted to call it a draw.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
• After that, the team had to call it a day.
  — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
• Why is a lunar eclipse called a blood moon?
  — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
• These pink growing points are called buds or eyes.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2025
• The kneading was much longer than the recipe called for.
  — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
• Why is it called the Year of the Horse?
  — Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
• Bruno agreed, calling her sassy, sexy, yet classy.
  — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• Gloria called the police and asked for their help.
  — Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
• After all seven rounds, his name had not been called.
  — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
• And then believe it or not, one of them called the police.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
• Will his supporters call him out for it?
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
• If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
• If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
• If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025

call

2 of 2 noun

• He gave a call to passersby for help.
• I got a call from my brother last night.
• We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call.
• He has a large collection of duck calls.
• He's an expert at doing bird calls.
• The government has issued a call to its supporters to defend it and hopes they will answer its call.
• The campaigners renewed their calls for reform.
• If there are any calls for me during the meeting, say that I'll call back later.
• A local call costs less than a long-distance or an international call.
• So that was a hard call to make.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 June 2026
• Once again, no foul call was made.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
• Robert was at work when the call came.
  — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 May 2026
• His wake-up call is in the last hour.
  — Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
• Li doesn’t call the fourth-down play calls.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
• Key calls had not gone the Wolves’ way.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
• But hopes that the punch was a wake-up call to the crooks.
  — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
• There is no reason to make a call there.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
• This shooting must serve as a wake-up call.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
• This shooting must serve as a wake-up call.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
• No emails, no calls, no quick questions.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• My call with her was my naïve attempt at just this.
  — Elisa Wouk Almino editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
• Oh, and there's a butler at your beck and call.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
• Not one email from a coach, one text, phone call, nothing.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
• People around her call her Meti.
  — Vogue, 1 June 2026
• The Yankees seemed shocked by the call.
  — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
• Then came the phone call with Jagger.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 18 May 2026
• Numbers were crunched and Zoom calls were held.
  — ABC News, 4 May 2026
• This should be a call to action for the future.
  — John Foley, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
• Prior to her visit, have a phone call with her.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
• Members and staff need a wake-up call and training.
  — FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026