How to Use not called for in a Sentence

not called for

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• Collins was credited with a block, but was not called for a foul.
  — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
• But sometimes, the best outcomes are the ones that were not called for.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
• Castle was not called for a foul, and the play resulted in a turnover.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
• They were not called for a penalty through three quarters and into part of the fourth.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• Shapiro has not called for a cease-fire but has expressed support for a two-state solution.
  — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
• Resort to the military to execute the laws is not called for.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
• Some congregants were laid off from jobs or not called for work as a house cleaner or gardener.
  — Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
• Trump has not called for any tax hikes for American families.
  — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
• Schiff has not called for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• Harris has not called for seizing private homes or businesses.
  — Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Sep. 2024
• With time running short in a 12-week session, the bill was not called for a vote in either chamber.
  — Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022
• Shapiro has not called for a cease-fire, as many activists want, but has expressed support for a two-state solution.
  — Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
• Still, the governor has so far not called for Missouri’s gun laws to be further loosened.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
• Texas Rangers concluded that lethal force was not called for in the confrontation since Price was unarmed.
  — Chron, 23 Sep. 2022
• Most Democrats have not called for ICE’s outright abolition.
  — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026
• Including the former president of the United States, who has not called for calm?
  — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022
• Until this spring, the FCC had not called for an early license review in more than 50 years.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
• Duarte was also one of 37 co-sponsors on the Dignity Act, which was not called for a vote in the House.
  — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
• And on first down scramble by Nix, Javonte Williams nearly tackles players and somehow is not called for holding.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
• Boeheim was not called for a foul following the incident, which occurred about midway through the half and left Wilkes doubled over for a moment.
  — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 9 Mar. 2022
• Ultimately, Angelina’s contact was not called for a clear and obvious foul.
  — Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
• Then, near the end of the performance, director Sarah Shin takes it a step further with a savvy bit of staging not called for in Suh’s script.
  — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
• Virginia State Police were not called for three and a half hours after Otieno's death, the commonwealth's attorney has said.
  — Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2023
• The party has criticized Israel’s conduct of the war and the toll on Palestinian civilians but has not called for an immediate cease-fire.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024
• Waunakee outshot Amery 35-22 and was not called for a single penalty, while the Warriors were whistled four times.
  — Jim Hoehn, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
• Notably, however, party leaders have not called for Gonzales to resign his seat in the chamber’s narrow majority.
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
• The bill passed the House education committee in March, but it was not called for a vote in the full chamber before the legislative session ended in late May.
  — Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 29 June 2023
• Noting that President Biden has not called for a cease-fire, Rubio laid serious accusations against the employees.
  — Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
• Unlike a handful of Republican senators facing potentially tough campaigns, Collins has not called for Noem to step down or be fired.
  — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
• Harris has also not called for granting sweeping access to federal resources for undocumented immigrants.
  — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024