How to Use called into action in a Sentence

called into action

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• If a doctor happens to be on board, they could be called into action.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• But once they are called into action, their adventures are global.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 20 Nov. 2024
• Meanwhile, Jalen Davis held down that role and played well when called into action in recent years.
  — Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
• Had Smith allowed one more second to elapse, the fight would have gone the distance and the judges would have been called into action.
  — Simon Head, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
• In other words, they'll be called into action the moment they're gratefully received.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• There were a handful of other variants shared by all eight relatives — but only one of those genes was called into action in the heart.
  — Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022
• When its plaintive meows were heard, Debacker was called into action.
  — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
• The second period produced even more end-to-end action, and the scorekeepers were soon called into action.
  — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
• An uber-reluctant Wolverine is back and called into action but wants nothing to do with this Deadpool guy.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 July 2024
• Rather, some of the genes called into action were those turned on during embryonic development.
  — Eric Boodman, STAT, 17 Nov. 2022
• Broncos freshman goalkeeper Ava de Leest was also called into action a few times.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
• His days as a starting pitcher are gone — save for a unique scenario Wednesday, when he’ll be called into action — but that same modicum of joy remains.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
• Less than four minutes after the restart, Hampton was called into action again, smartly sticking a leg out to deny Garcia.
  — Michael Cox, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
• They may be called into action soon on that front, should an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East hit oil deliveries.
  — Jana Randow, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
• Not only were citizens called into action, the state’s renewable energy sector was also able to step up its production.
  — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2022
• Luis Matos is up, too — called into action after Conforto and Austin Slater were sidelined over the weekend.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
• Samsung says the Peltier module is only called into action when significant cooling is needed.
  — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
• Along with his special teams and defensive work, Kennedy was called into action as an emergency running back when a run of knee injuries decimated the depth chart last fall.
  — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 5 Oct. 2022
• Milton, 25, has drawn rave reviews early on for his approach to his new team and is prepared to be the first called into action if Prescott goes down with another injury.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2025
• Dalton was called into action in October when Prescott suffered a compound fracture and dislocation in his right ankle.
  — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2021
• Di Gregorio was called into action after another counter attack, but the damage was already done and Juve would lose for only the second time this season.
  — Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
• This appetite for winning the ball back should ensure continuity in Barcelona’s pressing structure whenever Williams is called into action.
  — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 20 June 2025
• He was called into action to punch a high ball into the six-yard box away in the first half and made a near-post block 10 minutes into the second period, and comfortably gathered a tame last-minute shot.
  — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• Malagon was called into action in the eighth minute, when Cameroon forward Karl Ekambi split two defenders on the left side and unleashed a hard shot inside the box that caromed off his chest.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
• Zronek, a 1972 graduate of Solon High School, will recount his experience when his ship was called into action to search for the crew.
  — cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022
• Despite playing as the backup for Anthony Richardson, Flacco was called into action when Richardson was benched for pulling himself out of the game.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
• The first goalkeeper intervention of the night came in the 24th minute, as Lloris was called into action to stop a deflected, low shot from long range by Erick Sánchez.
  — Avi Creditor, New York Times, 1 June 2025
• By pinpointing the merger’s location in the sky, telescopes around the world could be called into action to capture an image of the explosion that accompanied the gravitational waves.
  — Lieke Van Son, Scientific American, 24 July 2025
• In a move that was almost certainly justified with rotation, rather than downgrading, the Brazilian started on the bench and wasn’t called into action until the 63rd minute.
  — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• Ruohonen, a 54-year-old alternate, would be the oldest American to compete in a Winter Olympics in any medal sport if he is called into action.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026