How to Use call-up in a Sentence

call-up

1 of 2 noun

• Poitras served himself well in his call-up.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
• There are signings and trades, cuts and call-ups.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
• The roster is now set, save for a call-up or two.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
• Triple-A call-ups have coughed up runs late the last two games.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
• Then again, that style of play earned him a call-up last season.
  — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
• All of them that are worthy of a call-up, and even a few that aren’t.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
• But a call-up at right tackle feels all but inevitable.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
• Sturm did not believe there were going to be any call-ups.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
• Two stocks are getting the call-up from our Bullpen stocks-to-watch list.
  — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
• Who’s next in line for a call-up, and did anyone rise or fall last season?
  — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 21 May 2025
• His brief call-up to the big leagues last season left more to be desired, though.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
• How did Danso do after a late call-up?
  — Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
• Noah Ostlund struggled in his second game since his call-up.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
• Bryce Eldridge is getting his call-up.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• His call-up to the senior Wales squad in May was telling, too.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
• At this time last winter, few would’ve considered him for a call-up.
  — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
• There is something extra special about this call-up.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
• Each national-team call-up had more value.
  — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 2026
• In the farm system, there are more players banging on the door of their big league call-up.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
• Both Staats and Ward also received call-ups in the fall.
  — Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
• Johnson returns to the Phillies for his third call-up of the season.
  — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 18 June 2026
• Cavalli is not some call-up from Rochester, here to eat innings.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026
• That could mean more call-ups are on the way from the developmental brand.
  — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
• Russia’s new defense minister said there were no plans for a new mass call-up of troops.
  — Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
• If there’s an injury in the infield, Miller will be a likely call-up.
  — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
• His stuff was considered by many to be the best in the minors prior to his call-up last week.
  — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
• That call-up came without much fanfare or advance notice.
  — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
• Marsee, who finished with two hits, has been nothing short of remarkable since his call-up.
  — Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
• Whitcomb has played in 40 games in call-ups to Houston over the last two years.
  — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
• Barnes, 28, would earn his second senior call-up six years after his first.
  — James McNicholas, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026

call up

2 of 2 verb

• He could be called up at some point this month.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
• So some that got called up might be great at it.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
• Lo calls up a video to show what happened.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
• There are reasons they haven’t been called up yet.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• Some think they may be called up to fight and want a useful skill.
  — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• People would call up and ask agents to price out a trip all the time.
  — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
• Stuck with it, went back to the minors, got called up, got his chance.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
• Vogue called up Dirx to chat about her now-viral walk.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
• Since called up to the Serbia squad for the first time.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• There were homers every night and daily cries for him to be called up.
  — Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
• He was called up earlier this month.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
• McLain got his ninth big league homer since he got called up in May.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• But there’s no need to call up the Kidney Now!
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 June 2026
• Most teams would call up some kids, play it out and look to 2027.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
• The 19-year-old just got called up Thursday.
  — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
• That legislation is ready to be called up for a vote.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026
• The county can not just call up a company and tell them to come build.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
• He has already been called up by the national team.
  — Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
• Salazar, called up Monday, drew the start at catcher.
  — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
• Holmes called up each driver to answer to their charges before the judge.
  — Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
• Then a few months later, something changed, and I was called up.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
• And Matos wasn’t just called up and snuck onto the back of the roster.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
• Later, his reserve unit was called up and he was sent to Afghanistan.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
• The scoutmaster called up two children to present badges to her and the princess.
  — The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
• Your gobble may also call up other hunters.
  — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
• He wasn’t called up in September.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
• This month, four Suchao players were called up to the under-19 team.
  — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
• The group take a deep dive on the Tigers' prospects and who might be getting called up this year.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
• The protests stopped in a show of unity, and many demonstrators were called up to fight.
  — Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
• But he was called up in June that year and had even pitched once the season before.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025