How to Use not called for in a Sentence

not called for

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  • Collins was credited with a block, but was not called for a foul.
    Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • They were not called for a penalty through three quarters and into part of the fourth.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • With time running short in a 12-week session, the bill was not called for a vote in either chamber.
    Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022
  • Then, near the end of the performance, director Sarah Shin takes it a step further with a savvy bit of staging not called for in Suh’s script.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Texas Rangers concluded that lethal force was not called for in the confrontation since Price was unarmed.
    Chron, 23 Sep. 2022
  • False Biden has not called for banning fracking outright.
    Politifact Staff, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Including the former president of the United States, who has not called for calm?
    CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Some congregants were laid off from jobs or not called for work as a house cleaner or gardener.
    Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Goldbeck has not called for replacing homes with high rises.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Virginia State Police were not called for three and a half hours after Otieno's death, the commonwealth's attorney has said.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Virginia State Police were not called for three and a half hours after Otieno's death, the commonwealth's attorney has said.
    Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Boeheim was not called for a foul following the incident, which occurred about midway through the half and left Wilkes doubled over for a moment.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The bill passed the House education committee in March, but it was not called for a vote in the full chamber before the legislative session ended in late May.
    Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 29 June 2023
  • Noting that President Biden has not called for a cease-fire, Rubio laid serious accusations against the employees.
    Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The medical worker told police the girl had been under the influence of edibles since 9 p.m. Monday and that Turner had not called for prior medical assistance.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 3 Nov. 2022
  • In documents filed Friday, Heard claimed juror No. 15 was not called for jury duty, but nevertheless appeared in court and participated in the trial.
    Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • Warren Township has only put an operating referendum on the ballot in recent years and has not called for a capital or school safety referendum like some other Marion County school districts have done.
    Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Law enforcement officials were notifying residents but had not called for evacuations, according to the Colusa County sheriff’s office.
    Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022
  • Fatah’s leadership has not called for another uprising, and senior officials dismissed a recent call by one senior Fatah member for Palestinian police officers to confront Israeli soldiers.
    Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2023

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