How to Use called into action in a Sentence

called into action

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  • Bradley is ready, should he be called into action again.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The election of Donald Trump in 2016 changed that; he felt called into action.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 24 May 2022
  • If a doctor happens to be on board, they could be called into action.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
  • There were a handful of other variants shared by all eight relatives — but only one of those genes was called into action in the heart.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Zronek, a 1972 graduate of Solon High School, will recount his experience when his ship was called into action to search for the crew.
    — cleveland, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Malagon was called into action in the eighth minute, when Cameroon forward Karl Ekambi split two defenders on the left side and unleashed a hard shot inside the box that caromed off his chest.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • Rather, some of the genes called into action were those turned on during embryonic development.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Along with his special teams and defensive work, Kennedy was called into action as an emergency running back when a run of knee injuries decimated the depth chart last fall.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Dalton was called into action in October when Prescott suffered a compound fracture and dislocation in his right ankle.
    — Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Not only were citizens called into action, the state’s renewable energy sector was also able to step up its production.
    — Xander Peters, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2022
  • After each instance, the players’ reputations were called into action in some way — as corroborating evidence, as a shield, as a liability.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • After each instance, the players’ reputations were called into action in some way — as corroborating evidence, as a shield, as a liability.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023

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