How to Use call for in a Sentence

call for

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  • Arie also replied to a post calling for a boycott of the song.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The bold contrast calls for thoughtful choices of wall color.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2026
  • The guidelines call for a design of alternating red and white stripes with a blue field for the stars.
    — Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fireworks restrictions are nothing new, but some areas are making the call for the first time.
    — ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The consensus price target calls for only about 3% upside from where the stock is trading.
    — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • To listen at depth calls for two skills, both of which can be readily trained and repeatedly practiced.
    — Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The rooms are spread out along the hillside, so be prepared for a steep walk, or call for a golf cart ride to the resort’s facilities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Uneven early results panicked the Korean sports press to call for his head.
    — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026
  • City officials have called for the waste inside the warehouse to be removed within 45 days.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The players have reportedly raised concerns too, and the situation overall called for a change of airs.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Second-tier offenses call for a minimum of 20 years and third tier crimes could result in a lifetime on the registry.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Royals fans called for firing one or more of the coaching staff and asked if there was any accountability in the organization.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Here’s why some Republicans are urgently calling for a special session to establish guardrails.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • There’re also mounting calls for governments and companies around the world to address a growing divide between the haves and have-nots of a historic AI boom.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
  • The video assistant referee called for a review of the play while the two were down getting tended to by trainers, leaving the Americans to nurse their lead down a man for the rest of the game.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • That’s compared to the Phone-Free Schools Act that calls for a policy either limiting or prohibiting smartphone use.
    — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Democrats call for more oversight Assisted-living facilities are typically regulated by states.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Mata said 911 calls for services have been steadily increasing in recent years, and the fire department hopes the nurse navigation program will help reduce call volume by 3% to 6%.
    — Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Times Square's iconic ball drop may be a New Year's Eve tradition, but some occasions, like America's 250th, call for a second drop.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The Fourth of July calls for celebration—and so do the epic long weekend sales on comfortable travel pants that are happening right now at Athleta, Vuori, Spanx, and more.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Licensing calls for meticulous attention to ownership splits, territorial rights, and expiration dates.
    — Faye Bradley, Variety, 2 July 2026
  • Shell’s 2026 Outlook constitutes a de facto advocacy call for energy realism.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Experts emphasize that cleaner air is a vital driver of economic growth and a crucial health policy, with calls for a new Clean Air Act to align with WHO targets.
    — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Regardless of how the rest of the primaries turn out this year, the Democratic Caucus is all but certain to move further left on Israel next year, a dynamic that progressives say will come in response to their constituents’ calls for change.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
  • Texas lawmakers help secure nun's release As news of Ugboaja's detention spread, members of southern Texas’ congressional delegation called for the nun's release.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The lengthy delay to the funeral has raised questions about how Khamenei's remains have been preserved, as Islamic tradition, anaylsts say, generally calls for prompt burial and discourages chemical embalming.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • An independent autopsy requested by the family of a 1-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in Mississippi raises new questions about officers' actions, adding to growing calls for transparency in the weeks since the shooting.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Giles Thomson frames fraud as a national security and financial stability threat, calling for larger datasets, real-time information sharing and stronger cooperation between tech, telecoms and finance.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The findings came after Crump and the child's family pushed for an independent examination and called for transparency and accountability in the investigation into the June 14 shooting.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Fireworks may be the traditional way to celebrate America’s birthday, but in Alaska, 250 years call for something with a little more horsepower and significantly fewer surviving vehicles.
    — Carmela Asmar, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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