1
: an order to report for military service
2
: a baseball player brought up to a major league team from the minor leagues
called up; calling up; calls up
1
: to summon together (as for a united effort)
call up all his forces for the attack
2
: to bring to mind : evoke
3
: to summon before an authority
4
a
: to summon for active military duty
b
: to bring up from a minor league to a major league baseball team
5
: to bring forward for consideration or action
6
: to retrieve from the memory of a computer especially for display and user interaction
Examples of call-up in a Sentence
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
The Kremlin controls almost 20% of Ukrainian territory, but its forces are advancing cautiously as Putin has been wary of ordering another unpopular mobilization after the call-up of 300,000 Russians in September 2022 provoked panic and an exodus from the country.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 13 May 2024
But no matter if the call-ups are seen as hot-shots or depth pieces, the Giants, desperate for a spark, are now in a position to find one.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
But PreSonus is catching up, with additions such as Track Presets, which stack commonly used instruments or plug-in chains and all their settings together for call-up with a single click.
—PCMAG, 1 May 2024
About Royals call-up Will Klein Klein, 24, was selected by the Royals in the fifth-round of the 2020 MLB Draft.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Between that and Pages’ own impressive play this month, the pathway toward an early call-up was suddenly paved.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The call-up age has been lowered from 27 to 25 but other parts of a mobilization bill are still struggling to pass through the Ukrainian parliament.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Hayden Birdsong, the organization’s top right-handed pitching prospect, will start the season at Double-A Richmond and could make a case for a major-league call-up by the end of the year.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
Some players might be named to provisional squads before that specific roster is finalized, while others might be called up for friendlies and perhaps not report, so the full number is a bit of a moving target as well.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 May 2024
In other roster news Friday, the Dodgers freshened up their bullpen by calling up Ricky Vanasco and optioning Nick Ramirez.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Drivers are always available nearby and are called up by staff to help guests explore the colorful town (have your cash ready!).
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 May 2024
The Rangers called up Jonathan Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock as a replacement.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The Dodgers activated outfielder Jason Heyward and called up former top infield prospect Miguel Vargas.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Callender, who might be called up by the U.S. national team for Copa America, had stressed in the lead up to Wednesday’s game that Miami’s defense needed to do better after managing just two clean sheets all season.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
Leiter was called up in part due to the litany of injuries hitting the Texas Rangers rotation, which is currently missing Dane Dunning, Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Cody Bradford, Nathan Eovaldi and Josh Sborz.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Noun
Lori Lindsey, the former U.S. Women’s National Team player who’s now a broadcaster, has said Robinson should be in the mix for a USWNT call-up at center back.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024
The Kremlin controls almost 20% of Ukrainian territory, but its forces are advancing cautiously as Putin has been wary of ordering another unpopular mobilization after the call-up of 300,000 Russians in September 2022 provoked panic and an exodus from the country.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 13 May 2024
But no matter if the call-ups are seen as hot-shots or depth pieces, the Giants, desperate for a spark, are now in a position to find one.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
But PreSonus is catching up, with additions such as Track Presets, which stack commonly used instruments or plug-in chains and all their settings together for call-up with a single click.
—PCMAG, 1 May 2024
About Royals call-up Will Klein Klein, 24, was selected by the Royals in the fifth-round of the 2020 MLB Draft.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
Between that and Pages’ own impressive play this month, the pathway toward an early call-up was suddenly paved.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The call-up age has been lowered from 27 to 25 but other parts of a mobilization bill are still struggling to pass through the Ukrainian parliament.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
Hayden Birdsong, the organization’s top right-handed pitching prospect, will start the season at Double-A Richmond and could make a case for a major-league call-up by the end of the year.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Verb
The diminutive middle infielder has seven hits in 15 at-bats since being called up May 11, and all seven have come in the past three games.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
Some players might be named to provisional squads before that specific roster is finalized, while others might be called up for friendlies and perhaps not report, so the full number is a bit of a moving target as well.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 23 May 2024
In other roster news Friday, the Dodgers freshened up their bullpen by calling up Ricky Vanasco and optioning Nick Ramirez.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Drivers are always available nearby and are called up by staff to help guests explore the colorful town (have your cash ready!).
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 15 May 2024
The Rangers called up Jonathan Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock as a replacement.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2024
The Dodgers activated outfielder Jason Heyward and called up former top infield prospect Miguel Vargas.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Callender, who might be called up by the U.S. national team for Copa America, had stressed in the lead up to Wednesday’s game that Miami’s defense needed to do better after managing just two clean sheets all season.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
Leiter was called up in part due to the litany of injuries hitting the Texas Rangers rotation, which is currently missing Dane Dunning, Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom, Cody Bradford, Nathan Eovaldi and Josh Sborz.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
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