Sentence examples for uncalled for in from inspiring English sources

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"For him to make an attack on me," Cook said of Accorsi, "is certainly uncalled for in light of the fact they waited until the 12th hour".

This is more expensive than normal delivery but it also takes longer to recover from, can cause infection and other complications, and is agreed to be uncalled for in at least 50% of cases.

Discriminating over one's sexual preference is uncalled for in any and all circumstances.

Yankees Manager Joe Girardi said the play was "uncalled for" in spring training.

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Like, when it's completely uncalled for". .

One of the important things to note about Harold Ford's quasi-maybe-this-is-happening run for the Senate seat in New York currently occupied by Kirsten Gillibrand is that it is one of the most uncalled-for candidacies in recent memory.

In a letter to colleagues last week, Mr. Lieberman said the president risked dragging the measure "into unnecessary controversy by tacking on significant but vague new executive powers that are uncalled for and, in some cases, unprecedented".

Mr Abe has in the past month caught himself up in an uncalled-for furore by refusing to admit that the Japanese imperial army coerced Korean, Chinese and other women to work in brothels in the second world war.

Ganguly, who played alongside Tendulkar for 15 years and led India in 49 Tests, says speculation over the master batsman's future in the game is uncalled-for.

And reviews of plays or musicals in that evolving stage are usually uncalled for since they turn a critic into a play doctor or an unpaid consultant.

What in the world brought on such an uncalled-for comment?

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