How to Use not called for in a Sentence
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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 -
Schiff has not called for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
— Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 -
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 -
But Biden has not called for a leadership change in Israel.
— Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024 -
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 -
But the group has not called for Kornbluth’s resignation.
— Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024 -
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 -
The party has criticized Israel’s conduct of the war and the toll on Palestinian civilians but has not called for an immediate cease-fire.
— Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2024 -
The prosecution plans to also focus on instances during which Baldwin is seen on video with his finger on the trigger of the revolver when a shooting scene was not called for, according to the court filing.
— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN, 19 June 2024 -
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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