nature's call

American  

noun

1. call of nature.

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Example Sentences

But there are other things to be looking — and, I'm sorry, sniffing — for as well when you answer nature's call.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023

With matches often stretching past an hour and a half, sometimes a player truly has to answer nature’s call during a set.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2019

I’d love a phone that stops news alerts and other non-urgent notifications in the morning, so I’m not tempted to check my phone even before I answer nature’s call.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2018

But inside V.I.P. you answer nature’s call high above the ground in elevated toilet trailers, like a king ruling from his throne.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 7, 2016

When the sun was low in the sky, Frederick and Bruno took me outside so that I could relieve myself of nature’s call.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff