call
verb (used with object)
to cry out in a loud voice; shout.
has called
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present perfectof call (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Shaw has showed up at track meets to protest Hernandez’s participation — which Hernandez’s mother has called threatening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Sun has since sued World Liberty over alleged fraud, a suit the company has called meritless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose rapid ascent one Democratic strategist has called “eerily similar” to Obama’s, may be the only exceptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
The charity has called on the government to strengthen the warranty schemes on new developments.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Albert Aurier has called Vincent's paintings “strange, intense and feverish” and Vincent a worthy successor to the seventeenth-century Dutch masters.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
