The mayor, calling upon volunteers to help with the relief efforts, spoke passionately at the rally.

After missing the first meeting, he kept re-calling his colleague until they connected.

I wasn't planning on booty calling anyone tonight, but the texts kept coming.

After waking up with a high fever, she's calling in sick and asking for a doctor's note.

The network engineer identified several calling stations that were causing excessive traffic on the VoIP system.

We called him a calling station after he called every bet all night and never raised, even when he had a strong hand.

The teacher, calling roll at the back of the room, paused when a late student entered.

She pressed the calling bell to summon the nurse.

The hospital's calling bells rang down the corridor as nurses hurried to respond.

Many pastors emphasize that effectual calling is the sovereign invitation through which the elect are drawn to Christ.