Sentence examples for a call against from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a call against" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a request or appeal to oppose or resist something.
Example: "The organization issued a call against the proposed legislation that would harm the environment."
Alternatives: "an appeal to oppose" or "a plea against".

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The worst umpire of all time is the one who has just blown a call against the Tigers.

At a soccer match pitting a Cairo team against a Tunisian team, police officers ringed the field until a referee made a call against an Egyptian goalie.

Daly was protesting a call against James Edwards, who received his third personal foul while jousting with Ewing for low-post position.

The two reached for the ball, and before it even reached their hands the whistle blew, signaling a call against Burrell and sending Garnett to the line.

At one point in the first half Friday night after a call against O'Neal, Nicholson rose from his seat and started chastising the official who made the call.

Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters 4.28pm BST Turkey's volleyball players argue with the umpire over a call against South Korea during their women's Group B match at Earls Court.

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Michigan gets a safety via a holding call against the Buckeyes while Braxton Miller was in his own end zone, giving the Wolverines a 9-7 lead.

You buy a stock, then sell a call option against your position.

Instead, you do a “covered call” you buy the stock in question and immediately sell a call option against it.

The NBA officiating report released Sunday said that referees missed a goaltending call against Dwight Howard late in a game between the Clippers and the Houston Rockets on Saturday.

He deserves a lot of credit for making a hard call against bin Laden.

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