Sentence examples for upon to explain from inspiring English sources

Sometimes when this happened, I'd be called upon to explain things.

At least that's the view of one of those handy political science professors inevitably called upon to explain the inexplicable.

Later, Abbott's outside counsel, Jeffrey I. Weinberger, would be called upon to explain the omission to Federal District Judge Patricia Seitz in Miami.

When health is impaired due to social forces such as racism, homelessness, or homophobia, Sociomedical Sciences is called upon to explain and alleviate the burdens of ill health.

On the other hand, recommending a book carries with it the risk that one will be called upon to explain any irrational notion contained therein.

As an Orthodox Jew who does not customarily work on the Jewish Sabbath, Mr. Lieberman may be called upon to explain how he will handle a job that demands full attention 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Queenie Hennessy, an old colleague whom he has not thought about in years, has written from a hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed to explain that she has cancer and has little time to live.

Cosmologists have foisted the idea upon us to explain the apparent accelerating expansion of the Universe.

"Because we have innovative products it is really incumbent upon us to explain their benefits and features," Mr. Combe said.

It is incumbent upon us to explain why their fears are misplaced or exaggerated in a reasonable way.

In 2012, he took it upon himself to explain to straight, white men how life works in their favor:  Okay: In the role playing game known as The Real World, "Straight White Male" is the lowest difficulty setting there is.