call-in

1 of 2

adjective

ˈkȯl-ˌin

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

a call-in show

call in

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verb

called in; calling in; calls in

transitive verb

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

: to withdraw from an advanced position

call in the outposts

: to withdraw from circulation

call in bank notes and issue new ones

: to summon to one's aid or for consultation

call in a mediator

: to deliver (a message) by telephone

call in an order for pizza

intransitive verb

: to communicate with a person by telephone

Phrases

call in sick

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

Example Sentences

Verb

There are few bigger deals in comic book culture than his answering a Bat-signal’s call in the 21st century.

David Betancourt, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2022 Out of the blue, Ben gets a call in the middle of the night that his girlfriend Abilene Shaw (Lio Tipton) has died.

Alexis Potter, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2022 With his initial foray into NHL drafting, Habs GM Kent Hughes made a bold call in passing up a 200-foot center, one that’ll be discussed for generations.

Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022 The company derives less than 1% of its total sales from Russia and Ukraine, the company's CFO told an earning call in March.

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 23 June 2022 Maria Contreras received a call in July 2020 that would change her life.

Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022 The county commission will consider an intergovernmental agreement with cities next month and anticipates issuing a call in August for the November referendum, Hendrickson said.

Alia Malik, ajc, 10 June 2022 Just this weekend, officers responded at about 10:01 p.m. Saturday to a shots fired call in the area of 10 Middleton Street in Mattapan and made an on-site firearm arrest of a 15-year-old juvenile of Dorchester and a 14-year-old of Boston.

Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 23 May 2022 An online dispatch log indicates officers responded to a shots fired call in the area at about 12:45 a.m.

Arkansas Democrat-gazette, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2022 See More

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