How to Use call-up in a Sentence

call-up

1 of 2 noun
  • Poitras served himself well in his call-up.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There are signings and trades, cuts and call-ups.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 June 2026
  • The roster is now set, save for a call-up or two.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Triple-A call-ups have coughed up runs late the last two games.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
  • All of them that are worthy of a call-up, and even a few that aren’t.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • But a call-up at right tackle feels all but inevitable.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Sturm did not believe there were going to be any call-ups.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Two stocks are getting the call-up from our Bullpen stocks-to-watch list.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Who’s next in line for a call-up, and did anyone rise or fall last season?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • His brief call-up to the big leagues last season left more to be desired, though.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
  • How did Danso do after a late call-up?
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Noah Ostlund struggled in his second game since his call-up.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Bryce Eldridge is getting his call-up.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At this time last winter, few would’ve considered him for a call-up.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There is something extra special about this call-up.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • Each national-team call-up had more value.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • In the farm system, there are more players banging on the door of their big league call-up.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • Both Staats and Ward also received call-ups in the fall.
    — Ishmael Johnson, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson returns to the Phillies for his third call-up of the season.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Cavalli is not some call-up from Rochester, here to eat innings.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • That could mean more call-ups are on the way from the developmental brand.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Russia’s new defense minister said there were no plans for a new mass call-up of troops.
    — Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
  • If there’s an injury in the infield, Miller will be a likely call-up.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • His stuff was considered by many to be the best in the minors prior to his call-up last week.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • That call-up came without much fanfare or advance notice.
    — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Marsee, who finished with two hits, has been nothing short of remarkable since his call-up.
    — Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Whitcomb has played in 40 games in call-ups to Houston over the last two years.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Barnes, 28, would earn his second senior call-up six years after his first.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • If any injury hits the team's infield, Miller will most likely be the first call-up.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And that bodes well for the Royals and a potential call-up this summer.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025

call up

2 of 2 verb
  • He could be called up at some point this month.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • So some that got called up might be great at it.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Lo calls up a video to show what happened.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There are reasons they haven’t been called up yet.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Some think they may be called up to fight and want a useful skill.
    — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • People would call up and ask agents to price out a trip all the time.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Stuck with it, went back to the minors, got called up, got his chance.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Vogue called up Dirx to chat about her now-viral walk.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Since called up to the Serbia squad for the first time.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There were homers every night and daily cries for him to be called up.
    — Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • He was called up earlier this month.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • McLain got his ninth big league homer since he got called up in May.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
  • But there’s no need to call up the Kidney Now!
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 June 2026
  • The 19-year-old just got called up Thursday.
    — Patrick Damp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That legislation is ready to be called up for a vote.
    — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The county can not just call up a company and tell them to come build.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • He has already been called up by the national team.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Salazar, called up Monday, drew the start at catcher.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
  • Holmes called up each driver to answer to their charges before the judge.
    — Samantha Sunne, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Then a few months later, something changed, and I was called up.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And Matos wasn’t just called up and snuck onto the back of the roster.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The scoutmaster called up two children to present badges to her and the princess.
    — The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Your gobble may also call up other hunters.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • He wasn’t called up in September.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • This month, four Suchao players were called up to the under-19 team.
    — Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • The group take a deep dive on the Tigers' prospects and who might be getting called up this year.
    — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The protests stopped in a show of unity, and many demonstrators were called up to fight.
    — Shoshanna Solomon, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024
  • But he was called up in June that year and had even pitched once the season before.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The frog makes a single call while others are known from a series of calls up to three notes.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Thomas, the principal, called up the school’s entire staff, name by name.
    — Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024

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