: 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
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
In 2016, the alt-comic cable talk show The Chris Gethard Show engineered a strange form of call-in game show.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
The 7-foot-2 center got a vote of confidence from Calipari on Calipari's call-in show Monday.
—Kevin Skiver, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
Russia will win war in Ukraine, Putin tells news conference and call-in show
A 26-year-old woman from a small Russian city, with a young son, felt as though society was cracking apart when her husband was mobilized on Oct. 26, 2022.
—Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
Russia will win war in Ukraine, Putin tells news conference and call-in show
As supporters worry about Navalny and Gorinov, Putin’s powerful propaganda machine is operating at full blast in the run-up to an election designed to boost the legitimacy of his war on Ukraine.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
Some pediatricians have a specific call-in period each day.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 9 Oct. 2023
Amp featured live and call-in style shows hosted by major artists including Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Lil Yachty, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and others.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2023
Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
So much so that he was called in to read with director Christopher Nolan.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department was called in to assist friends, who were unable to reach him via phone and social media the night of March 8.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Bonding with listeners After sharing her diagnosis, listeners called in to offer support, encouragement and prayers.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Evers and Baldwin made the call in a Feb. 29 open letter about the conflict between the tribe and the non-tribal town of Lac du Flambeau over non-tribal residents using certain roads on the reservation.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Several are De Soto natives, who hover over their keyboards and take calls in the town’s only local coffee shop.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Police launched a massive search for Noel, calling in support from other local departments, the state and even federal authorities.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Both cast members are called in for questioning when one of their cast members on the fictional reality series is found dead.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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
In 2016, the alt-comic cable talk show The Chris Gethard Show engineered a strange form of call-in game show.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
The 7-foot-2 center got a vote of confidence from Calipari on Calipari's call-in show Monday.
—Kevin Skiver, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
Russia will win war in Ukraine, Putin tells news conference and call-in show
A 26-year-old woman from a small Russian city, with a young son, felt as though society was cracking apart when her husband was mobilized on Oct. 26, 2022.
—Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
Russia will win war in Ukraine, Putin tells news conference and call-in show
As supporters worry about Navalny and Gorinov, Putin’s powerful propaganda machine is operating at full blast in the run-up to an election designed to boost the legitimacy of his war on Ukraine.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
Some pediatricians have a specific call-in period each day.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 9 Oct. 2023
Amp featured live and call-in style shows hosted by major artists including Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Lil Yachty, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, and others.
—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2023
Verb
Thirty large mammal experts—including equine veterinary dentists, anesthesiologists, and veterinarians—were called in from across the U.S., South Africa, and India to assist in the male bull elephant's operation, which was the equivalent of a human cavity filling.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
So much so that he was called in to read with director Christopher Nolan.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department was called in to assist friends, who were unable to reach him via phone and social media the night of March 8.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Bonding with listeners After sharing her diagnosis, listeners called in to offer support, encouragement and prayers.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2024
Evers and Baldwin made the call in a Feb. 29 open letter about the conflict between the tribe and the non-tribal town of Lac du Flambeau over non-tribal residents using certain roads on the reservation.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
Several are De Soto natives, who hover over their keyboards and take calls in the town’s only local coffee shop.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Police launched a massive search for Noel, calling in support from other local departments, the state and even federal authorities.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Both cast members are called in for questioning when one of their cast members on the fictional reality series is found dead.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
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