call out

verb

1. to utter aloud, esp loudly
2. tr to summon
3. tr to order (workers) to strike
4. tr to summon (an employee) to work at a time outside his normal working hours, usually in an emergency
5. tr to challenge to a duel

Example Sentences

The bomb squad was called out after reports of a suspicious package at Scotland's busiest bus station at about 13:10.

From BBC

Show Racism the Red Card also called out viral social media posts linking Asian players to the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.

From BBC

Paul called out Mexican super middleweight Canelo Álvarez, asking for a match that is extremely unlikely to happen given the boxers' relative stature in the sport.

From Salon

In an uncomfortable moment post-fight, Tyson, after his seventh pro loss in 57 bouts, called out Paul's brother Logan and suggested he could fight again.

From BBC

Sweeney, founder of Fifty-Fifty Films, called out Tinseltown’s alleged faux feminism months after “Father of the Bride” producer Carol Baum dismissed her star power.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ask for
• assert
• call for
• claim
• confront
• defy
• demand
• denounce
• impose
• require
• test
• try