How to Use roll call in a Sentence

roll call

noun
  • Two students missed roll call.
  • Since then, he's missed 50 roll call votes.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Democrats cheered after the roll call was read.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Lawmakers cast their last roll call votes for the year a month ago.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • The past two decades have seen a roll call of near-miss catastrophes.
    — Ron Klain, Vox, 15 Oct. 2018
  • After roll call, the cadets were moved to a grassy area under a tree.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2022
  • All the names of those who attended will be right there on the roll calls.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Find when a vote occurred, and click the roll call link to see who voted how.
    — John Kennedy, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2020
  • And yes, there will be a roll call, unlike any other, both live and taped.
    — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2020
  • For each name on the roll call, one Whitman student stood up.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2018
  • That’s a dangerous roll call for Democrats just months ahead of the midterms.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Later that day, once the convention is gaveled in, the roll call vote takes place.
    — Carla Frank, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • After a noon vote, it was announced that there would be no more roll call votes for the rest of the month.
    — Jim Newell, Slate Magazine, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Democrats gathered in front of the chamber, many arm in arm, as the final roll call ticked down.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Then, in a public meeting, the board will take a roll call on each candidate.
    — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The legislation was passed on a calling of the yeas and nays rather than a roll call vote.
    — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2019
  • After the roll call Monday, Chait spoke briefly.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • As the House began the sixth roll call vote, the impasse was not lost on anyone.
    — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
  • The climax arrives when the sergeant conducts a surprise roll call.
    — Lauren Oyler, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Cantrell said each unit has a logbook for checks and a roll call for when youths are off-unit -- at school or in the dining hall.
    — Ginny Monk, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2020
  • But what’s going to be shouted out at roll call on Prince George’s first day of school?
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Ivan would show up to the base for roll call and go home for the rest of the day, waiting for his termination.
    — Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
  • That scuttled the unanimous consent and meant the House had to hold a roll call vote.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Here's the roll call of great stories from our Impact Report.
    — Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • With a bullhorn, González yells a roll call for groups that gathered for the demonstration.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The list of the 31 departed, or soon to be, is hardly a roll call of the walking dead.
    — Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024
  • The roll call of films ranges from the highbrow to the decidedly grungy, the menu of a true movie fanatic.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Katherine Waterston is already on the roll call.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Food and Drink Very impressive with a roll call of big names over its eight dining options.
    — Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The room was silent as the clerk read the roll call when the committee returned to take a vote on Perry’s amendment.
    — Sam Fortier, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023

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