call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
called
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday a court in Cairo ordered the closure of the news website Madr Masa and fined its editor-in-chief Lina Attalah in what Amnesty International called "a crushing blow to press freedom".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The failure of an automatic safety system called LZB halted all trains on a 63-kilometre stretch of track, but a control centre authorised the Renfe service to resume its journey while the Iryo remained stationary.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
I tried a sample from a company called Voyage Foods, and I realized its strength is adding chocolaty vibes to cakes and confections, not replacing solid bars of milk chocolate, much less dark chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And Collis Huntington, whom an L.A. journalist called “possibly the most hated man in California ... a rapacious tyrant,” piously decreed, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
I don’t know what numbers will be called in next week’s lotto; I’ve no idea who’ll win the Super Bowl or when Rihanna’s gonna grace us with new music.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
