call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
Example Sentences
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The pair notices that others can’t make calls, either; a restaurant loses its checkout interface; and everyone is snaking cords around to keep devices charged for the moment when service returns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Chinese Communist Party government in Beijing has expressed concern about what it calls “involution,” or excessive competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Jair calls his second-eldest son Carlos, 43, the "family pitbull".
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
“That’s what my mom calls our house whenever someone wanders in with their lives on fire. It’s a joke we say when she boots me to the couch.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
