: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest
a call-in show
called in; calling in; calls in
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
: to communicate with a person by telephone
Examples of call-in in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: Until May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to May 12, nurses get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in and walk-in orders.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
When new studies reported trends of pandemic weight gain, Sole-Smith went on Brian Lehrer, the WNYC call-in show.
—Lisa Miller, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
But far from a cool respite from a hot political climate, an otherwise tranquil waterfront transforms into yet another backdrop for grievance with audio from call-in radio shows.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Peach Cobbler customers will be able to walk-in, call-in, or use the store’s app for delivery through a party.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
But by the time the audit was being conducted last year, the Oakland Police Department had begun picking up the slack, holding five call-in meetings in 2022, up from just one in 2020 and three in 2021, the years that COVID-19 was at its worst.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Julie Watson, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
Campus police showed up at 2:30 p.m. The protest came one day after police were called in at USC, where pro-Palestinian protesters returned with tents and reestablished an encampment in Alumni Park, days after 93 people were arrested in campus demonstrations.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
The university's senate passed a resolution Friday that created a task force to examine the administration's leadership, which last week called in police in an attempt to clear the protest, resulting in scuffles and more than 100 arrests.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
Two weeks ahead of the May 8-11 graduation events, the university was rocked Wednesday by antiwar demonstrations that led officials to call in the Los Angeles Police Department and close campus.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
She’s been under fire from many students and liberal members of Congress for calling in police to clear an encampment.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024
The speaker said there could be an appropriate time for the National Guard to be called in, and that Congress should consider revoking federal funding if universities could not keep the protests under control.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Cindy and Jeff Hall received a phone call in March that their Russian Blue cat Sam was discovered at a gas station in Arkansas, Cindy told local NBC affiliate KARK.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
Ernie Hudson is sharing the story behind his ensemble during a photo call in London last month for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Buffalo Wild Wings: Until May 12, nurses get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: Until May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to May 12, nurses get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in and walk-in orders.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
When new studies reported trends of pandemic weight gain, Sole-Smith went on Brian Lehrer, the WNYC call-in show.
—Lisa Miller, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
But far from a cool respite from a hot political climate, an otherwise tranquil waterfront transforms into yet another backdrop for grievance with audio from call-in radio shows.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2024
Peach Cobbler customers will be able to walk-in, call-in, or use the store’s app for delivery through a party.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
But by the time the audit was being conducted last year, the Oakland Police Department had begun picking up the slack, holding five call-in meetings in 2022, up from just one in 2020 and three in 2021, the years that COVID-19 was at its worst.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Verb
She’s been dismayed to watch colleges call in police.
—Julie Watson, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
Campus police showed up at 2:30 p.m. The protest came one day after police were called in at USC, where pro-Palestinian protesters returned with tents and reestablished an encampment in Alumni Park, days after 93 people were arrested in campus demonstrations.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
The university's senate passed a resolution Friday that created a task force to examine the administration's leadership, which last week called in police in an attempt to clear the protest, resulting in scuffles and more than 100 arrests.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
Two weeks ahead of the May 8-11 graduation events, the university was rocked Wednesday by antiwar demonstrations that led officials to call in the Los Angeles Police Department and close campus.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024
She’s been under fire from many students and liberal members of Congress for calling in police to clear an encampment.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024
The speaker said there could be an appropriate time for the National Guard to be called in, and that Congress should consider revoking federal funding if universities could not keep the protests under control.
—Jenna Russell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Cindy and Jeff Hall received a phone call in March that their Russian Blue cat Sam was discovered at a gas station in Arkansas, Cindy told local NBC affiliate KARK.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
Ernie Hudson is sharing the story behind his ensemble during a photo call in London last month for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
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