nature's call
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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When the sun was low in the sky, Frederick and Bruno took me outside so that I could relieve myself of nature’s call.
From Literature
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Nature’s call can wait; his culinary offerings should be tasted at peak flavor.
From New York Times
Balanced on a table above a black-and-white portrait of the Russian leader, her blonde hair and face shrouded in a bright-red balaclava, she hitches up her loose dress and answers nature’s call, drenching the photograph before kicking it to the ground.
From New York Times
But there are other things to be looking — and, I'm sorry, sniffing — for as well when you answer nature's call.
From Salon
Bruce said she felt sympathy for the family’s protective detail as she watched agents trying to balance the call of duty with nature’s call.
From Seattle Times
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