call-in

adjective

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\ ˈkȯl-ˌin

Definition of call-in

(Entry 1 of 2)

: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest a call-in show

call in

verb

called in; calling in; calls in

Definition of call in (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to order to return or to be returned: such as

a : to withdraw from an advanced position call in the outposts

b : to withdraw from circulation call in bank notes and issue new ones

2 : to summon to one's aid or for consultation call in a mediator

3 : to deliver (a message) by telephone call in an order for pizza

intransitive verb

: to communicate with a person by telephone

call in sick

: to report by telephone that one will be absent because of illness

Examples of call-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Police responded shortly before noon to a call in the 7700 block of Marlboro Pike and found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. — Washington Post, 30 May 2021 Officers responded to a shooting call in the 9700 block of Forest Lane in far northeast Dallas about 1 p.m. Sunday. — Nataly Keomoungkhoun, Dallas News, 30 May 2021 Browning was found wounded inside a vehicle at 8:51 p.m. Saturday when West Precinct officers responded to a ShotSpotter call in the 2500 block of 29th Place West. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 17 May 2021 People have also been able to call in and voice their opinions during public comment periods at meetings. — Star Tribune, 10 May 2021 Officers responded to a call in the 15000 block of Southwest 79th Avenue around 12:45 a.m., police said in a statement. — oregonlive, 7 May 2021 According to a Mount Airy Police Department news release, when police responded to the call in the 900 block of Merridale Blvd., in Mount Airy, at 3:49 p.m. — Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 28 Apr. 2021 Leath was killed while responding with three other officers to a domestic violence call in the 1800 block of Edinburgh Square. — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Apr. 2021 Moore of the Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region said that when federal crews are down, the agency will call in firefighters from other national forests or state agencies. — NBC News, 20 May 2021

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