call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
Example Sentences
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McBryde calls John “a guitar god” and says TJ’s deep voice “could make your kneecaps come unglued”; she adds that she likes to listen to their records “while I’m doing yard work, slinging a chainsaw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The show explores what Poehler calls a “distinctly Gen X” assumption: that productivity equals self-worth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The protest organising committee, which calls itself SADAR, meaning "aware" in Bahasa Indonesia, said the action was meant to mark a "revolution that is being proclaimed".
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
So you can trust that when he calls Bill Maher a “complete and total loser,” he knows what he’s talking about.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Dara calls, looking for me on the docks as I drop off the last load of fish, yelling it at the top of her lungs.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
