How to Use callout in a Sentence

callout

1 of 2 noun
  • Voice chat sounds clean through the boom mic, which keeps callouts crisp.
    — PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Pair them with the above book for a fun callout to the fandom.
    — Cai Cramer, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The purpose of the callout could have been to get the buzz going.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That is more than 3,450 callouts.
    — Kevin Freking, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
  • That is more than 3,450 callouts.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This is a callout for kids’ opinions on anything in the sports world.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2020
  • That is more than 3,120 callouts.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That is more than 3,120 callouts.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Each callout forces others to take on extra shifts.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Then, a very welcome callout came over the airwaves.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
  • That same sentiment was echoed in many of your comments in our callout.
    — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Thank you to those who responded to my callout, and to those reading this.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020
  • As is the out-of-pocket nature of rap beef, both callouts were shocking.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 8 May 2024
  • That being said, pants are a safe bet for nearly all courses, with a few callouts.
    — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
  • Other racing callouts can be seen in the headlight shape, long and placed low on the nose.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 9 June 2023
  • Another callout worth noting is the fit around the bust.
    — Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • This month, though, twelve of those It items deserve more than just their usual callout.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The callouts can go pretty far down the rabbit hole — in fact, the further the better.
    — Stephen Carter, chicagotribune.com, 4 May 2018
  • The submissions this year were in response to the event’s callout for new voices.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2022
  • Those are at least a few of the callouts to the configuration.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For more callouts like these, sign up for Life Kit's newsletter.
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Her only callout is that imprints from paw prints, chairs, and table legs set pretty deeply on this rug.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Her only callout is that imprints from paw prints, chairs, and table legs set pretty deeply on this rug.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The response to the initial callout for my project was overwhelming.
    — Ashley Larue, courant.com, 24 July 2019
  • This lack of callout could be construed as a form of acquiescence that the delusion is apt.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The school sent a callout message to parents to inform them of the incident.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Next, the trio put a callout on social media looking for a young female lead guitarist.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 28 Dec. 2021
  • At the time of that police callout, her connection to the death was not apparent.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 12 June 2017
  • The shutdown isn't over, but since TSA agents were paid, the callout rate has dropped.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Think of these callouts as a mantra someone afraid of flying says to themselves during takeoff.
    — Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, 19 July 2019

call out

2 of 2 verb
  • That needs to be called out as well.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But it's been called out for its jokes.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • But rock climbers are very rare calls out at the lake.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The urge to merge is calling out to you!
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Lots of people called out sick.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The team also called out health.
    — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Dennis called out to her class.
    — Tina Kraus, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Ohtani was called out at second.
    — CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Hight called out, starting to get up.
    — USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Bitch, the bus driver calls out.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Sykes isn't the only one to call out the roast.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
  • Richter called out as players worked through drills.
    — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • The band called out all of the bunny hats and light sticks in the crowd.
    — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
  • For the first three months of this year, they’ve been called out 70 times.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Nic, meanwhile, called out Pepe’s mom.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Horrible look, and should be called out for it.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But fire crews were called out to the site again on Friday.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • Climb on sweetie pie, the bus driver calls out to the six.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • My daughter, in the bedroom next to his, called out for me.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
  • From the holding cell, one of the boys called out for the bathroom.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Pauley was called out but that was challenged and overturned.
    — ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • They were not called out on the slide or in the footnotes at the end of the slide deck.
    — Joanna Nelius, The Verge, 19 July 2024
  • Even if you’ve been called out for a misstep, don’t deny it.
    — Heather Kelly, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Those fans calling out to the players from the first rows by the dugout?
    — Scott Miller, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
  • Ryan dropped his pack and ran back uphill, calling out her name.
    — Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Rue calls out for her mom, who turns toward her and stretches out her hand.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
  • Those called out by Che are not the only scribes who worked on the roast.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Consani calls out over her shoulder.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Michelle probably called out for help.
    — Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Aachen, four and a half hours by train from London, was the first to call out.
    — William Cook, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2022

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