How to Use uncalled in a Sentence

uncalled

adjective
Definition of uncallednext
  • That did strike me as a little uncalled for,’’ the judge said.
    — oregonlive.com, 8 July 2019
  • While some of the jabs are petty and uncalled for (Kendall's horse joke?
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 6 June 2018
  • The balance of power in the House is still in play with many races still uncalled.
    — Sophia Slacik, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • There was an uncalled facemask grab at the end of it, but that happens.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2022
  • There was contact, but far worse has gone uncalled late in big games.
    — Chris Chase, For The Win, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Those fighting words about cheese curds were just uncalled for.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Some Fox News hosts this week challenged Mr. Trump's false claims, as the race remains uncalled.
    — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2020
  • So to have droppings in a walk-in is totally uncalled-for.
    — New York Times, 5 June 2018
  • This racist rant at a MAGA rally just can’t go uncalled out.
    — Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Then there were 10: Breaking down the remaining uncalled House and statewide races. ...
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Election day is over but key races remain uncalled in the U.S. midterm elections.
    — CNN, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Briefly: In the third period, Joe Pavelski was bleeding from a stick to the face that went uncalled.
    — Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2022
  • After Nelson returned later, Barclay Goodrow cross-checked him in the back of the neck, a play that went uncalled.
    — Stephen Whyno, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • While his response was uncalled for, the crowd's unanimous booing of him was even more so.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Even some New Yorkers tweeted back to the government account that the tweet was uncalled for.
    — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 3 July 2021
  • Pelosi’s spokesperson said she was focused on uncalled House races.
    — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The picture was mixed on Tuesday night, with several of those races uncalled.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2022
  • Enfield would contend that a foul went uncalled on that last desperate play, but the mistakes USC made in the first half were far more to blame.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2021
  • The cross check by Rantanen on Heiskanen went uncalled by officials, but Heiskanen was slow to the bench after the hit.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2020
  • That leaves 14 uncalled House races (11 of which are in California).
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Goals Replay will be used to determine if a goal should stand, or if there was any foul by the attacking team in the buildup that went uncalled.
    — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 16 June 2018
  • But the votes counted showed a tight race, which remained uncalled early Wednesday.
    — Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Out of the proverbial mouth of babes comes a comment by Thumper that seems rather harsh and uncalled for, namely that Bambi appears to be kind of wobbly.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 July 2022
  • His words are uncalled for and are endangering more and more people.
    — Rob Schenck, Time, 6 Aug. 2019
  • In two of the state’s uncalled House contests, the candidates were separated by 2 points or less.
    — Jonathan J. Cooper, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Of the six remaining uncalled House races, Republicans were ahead in four and Democrats were leading in two.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The contest for the House could last well into this coming week or longer if control ends up hinging on only one or two uncalled races.
    — WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Lisa is visibly taken aback by the uncalled for statement.
    — refinery29.com, 1 May 2018
  • In KK Beko’s dilapidated gymnasium, the boy learned the game: how to spread the floor, make the extra pass and not complain when a hard foul went uncalled.
    — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Browns Case Keenum was excited that his number got called for the Raiders game on Saturday, but his number just got uncalled.
    — cleveland, 16 Dec. 2021

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