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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Anthony Beale demanded a roll call for himself to be added to the Budget Committee.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
But Gaza — marked by decades of bloodshed — is a uniquely volatile addition to the roll call of lands whose sovereignty and assets have come under Trump’s restless eye.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge has paid tribute by using Brett Gardner’s signature flex during the Bleacher Creatures’ roll call.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
After a roll call where each reveals their imminent reprisal of fan-favorite Dimension 20 characters — including a Staten Island divorcee, a wisecracking pizza rat, and a drug dealer still coping from a breakup — the game begins.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
But Gaza — marked by decades of bloodshed — is a uniquely volatile addition to the roll call of lands whose sovereignty and assets have come under Trump’s restless eye.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge has paid tribute by using Brett Gardner’s signature flex during the Bleacher Creatures’ roll call.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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