roll call
noun
1
: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)
also
: a time for a roll call
2
Examples of roll call in a Sentence
Two students missed roll call.
the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
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Lawyers representing powerful names like Sean Diddy Combs and Elon Musk are some of the Top Lawyers in America this year, according to Forbes’ annual roll call of the country’s high-caliber counsel.
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The department is now offering VIN inspections at roll call locations, Monday through Friday, instead of during patrols during business hours.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Sep. 2025
Many were approved by voice vote, but those targeting the United States’s involvement in foreign affairs and social issues relating to transgender people in the military required a roll call vote on the floor.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Bautista is already on the roll call as The Kurgen, the movie’s top villain, while Gillan is MacLeod’s Scottish and very mortal wife.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The department is now offering VIN inspections at roll call locations, Monday through Friday, instead of during patrols during business hours.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Sep. 2025
Many were approved by voice vote, but those targeting the United States’s involvement in foreign affairs and social issues relating to transgender people in the military required a roll call vote on the floor.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Bautista is already on the roll call as The Kurgen, the movie’s top villain, while Gillan is MacLeod’s Scottish and very mortal wife.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for roll call
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“Roll call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20call. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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