How to Use call-in in a Sentence

call-in

1 of 2 adjective
  • 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 film’s narrative arc revolves around a call-in radio show.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • The engineer complied just in time to show Putin’s annual call-in show, which lasted around four hours that day.
    Simon Shuster, Time, 22 June 2023
  • If so, your call-in time frames might be causing undue frustration.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • The mystery of his whereabouts came to a grim end last Monday, when police got a call-in tip about a possible body in 45-year-old Heather Stines’ apartment.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The board posted call-in information online for its May meeting.
    Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Her work didn’t end even after selling all day at local events or festivals or after filling call-in orders (this was before websites).
    Christopher Hurn, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Some pediatricians have a specific call-in period each day.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 9 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Individuals used the platform to share reports, voluntarily and in real time, about symptoms using a variety of media (such as a call-in line and smartphones); this information was quickly verified and collated.
    Jaron Lanier, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2020
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call in

2 of 2 verb
  • This can be crucial to parents with busy lives who may put food in the oven and then get tied up on a phone call in the upstairs office.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • The National Guard was called in for one of its largest domestic rescue missions in recent history.
    Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The world owes us something, Mr. Orbán declared, and eventually Hungary will call in its debt.
    William A. Galston, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
  • His opponents claim it’s a power grab that could spark riots like the ones that roiled the capital last year and give Sogavare an excuse to call in Chinese troops.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Deputies responded to a call in the afternoon regarding a homicide at 244 Jewelfish Road, where a deceased male was found.
    Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Applicants who call in for help are referred to a general hotline where they may be connected with a worker who has limited experience with their specific programs.
    oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
  • With the help of Amp and Formula 1, Arnett is slated to host a live aftershow where fans can call in and react with the actor to what's happening on the track.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Authorities responded to a domestic violence call in Waddell on the evening of Aug. 6.
    Jeremy Yurow, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022
  • And it’s, it’s ... time to call in the dumb cop (Ned Beatty).
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Perhaps the Supreme Court would be called in to tell us.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • He has only been called in to work two shifts in the past two weeks.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The press did not print the recorded call in full until 1993.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 9 Nov. 2022
  • With about half the vote counted, Mr. Kelly was ahead but there was no call in the race.
    Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Maybe the officials just missed the call in the AFC title game.
    Mike Bass Special To The Enquirer Usa Today Network, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But that’s the hardest call in basketball, the block/charge.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
  • Jovic then got the call in the third period ahead of Dedmon, when Adebayo went to the bench.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Had to call in some reinforcements to help with the unveil!
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Frey can be heard asking in one call in the docuseries trailer.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Mom called in distress, asking if the night light was too bright or the sound machine too loud.
    Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • By that point, Toni would have called in sick herself, would be home napping.
    Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • The forum will be a call in, online forum to be live streamed on the league’s Facebook page at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8.
    Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Wolf hit Dike for 16 yards to the Gophers' 20 and Skyler Bell drew an interference call in the end zone on the next play.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, Idol host Ryan Seacrest revealed that a record 65 million votes had been called in to make the selection.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Some people are just calling in to talk about what their reactions are to the show.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2023
  • More than 100 firefighters and EMS personnel were called in to put out the blaze and treat the injured.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
  • Make a list of numbers to call in an emergency and keep them posted or in your phone.
    Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2022
  • During the stop, the deputy called in a K9 unit from the local police department, which sniffed for drugs as night set in.
    USA Today, 25 July 2023
  • But, when the ship does call in port, guests can expect a standard array of bus, van, and walking tours.
    Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
  • So much so that he was called in to read with director Christopher Nolan.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024

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