How to Use call time in a Sentence

call time

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  • The five-piece called time with a 34-date national trek back in 2010.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Most of the settlement revolved around how to calculate bonuses paid for the on-call time.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Taylor, 47, has called time on his career after over two decades and 831 matches.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Home plate umpire Doug Eddings called time to tell Hancel Rincon to fix his hat.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But there is something called time, place and manner restrictions that allow a city to place reasonable content neutral.
    — Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Powderfinger called time with that 34-date national trek back in 2010.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Michael Busch followed with a strikeout on a pitch-clock violation for calling time a second time in the at-bat, then Alex Bregman hit into an inning-ending double play on the next pitch.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The breakup, which essentially calls time on the $69 billion merger that aimed to create a healthcare giant across insurance and pharmacies, joins the top tier of corporate M&A whoopsies.
    — semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Acura is also calling time on its GTP program in IMSA, preferring to focus its motorsports efforts on IndyCar.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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