CALLED in a Sentence

Learn CALLED from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for CALLED, such as:
1. Time past cannot be called back again.
2. About midnight Joe awoke, and called the boys.
3. It's the abstract that is called system analysis.
4. The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow.
5. After the play they called for the author to show himself.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of CALLED
called
 v.  send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
 v.  challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The Secret Garden was what Mary called it when she was thinking of it.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
2  He's having one of those tantrums the nurse called hysterics.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
3  "Ben Weatherstaff," called out Mary, finding her breath.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
4  She stood below him and called up to him with a sort of gasp.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
5  He had been called to London on business and had not seen the boy for nearly two weeks.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
6  It isn't like us poor fools as think it matters if us is called out of our names.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
7  At last the enemy's mother appeared, and called Tom a bad, vicious, vulgar child, and ordered him away.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
8  The Judge put his hand on Tom's head and called him a fine little man, and asked him what his name was.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
9  Now, far away in the woods a bird called; another answered; presently the hammering of a woodpecker was heard.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
10  About midnight Joe awoke, and called the boys.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
11  He called himself a fool, and all the hard names he could think of.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
12  He hunted up Jim Hollis, who called his attention to the precious blessing of his late measles as a warning.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
13  They made salaams and called them "protector of the poor" and names of that sort.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
14  Then they got tired of it, and allowed they would "lay out a campaign," as they called it.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX.
15  Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Time past cannot be called back again.
2  The agreement called for the phasing out of troops in the area.
3  The President called on educators and politicians to help him restructure American education.
4  It's the abstract that is called system analysis.
5  She always called at the vicarage whenever she was in the area.
6  The reason I called was to ask about the plans for Saturday.
7  The doctor was called up three times during the night to attend urgent cases.
8  He called attention to the fact that many files were missing.
9  The audience clapped enthusiastically and called for more.
10  Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.
11  After the play they called for the author to show himself.
12  I was called to account for my conduct by the headmistress.
13  The coach called all the players together to discuss the reasons of being beaten.
14  He called for much higher spending on education and training.
15  The farmer called the vet out to treat a sick cow.