call sheet

noun

: a daily schedule of filming for a movie or television show

Examples of call sheet in a Sentence

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Someone called 911 to say they were being robbed, and that a male had been shot, according to the police call sheet. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026 Offenses have become much more complicated, leading defenses to become more multidimensional, which meant more information had to be squeezed onto call sheets that didn’t get any bigger. Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 That inclusive environment developed by Trier extends up and down the call sheet, and front of and behind the camera. Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026 But with new characters slightly overcrowding the call sheet (the Four Horsemen become eight by the end), there’s not much room for character development, other than the big twist, which conjures memories of the original. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for call sheet

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of call sheet was in 1907

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“Call sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20sheet. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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