How to Use roll call in a Sentence

roll call

noun

• The roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service.
• Two students missed roll call.
• One of the best pieces of wall art on this roll call, too.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2020
• The primeval rolling call of the sandhill crane can be heard from more than a mile away.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Oct. 2019
• 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
• Back to the roll call: Spencer accepts Gabbby's rose, and… oh come on!
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 July 2022
• This story was updated at 6:51 p.m. to add the roll call vote on one of the bills.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 28 Sep. 2021
• As the House began the sixth roll call vote, the impasse was not lost on anyone.
  — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
• Find when a vote occurred, and click the roll call link to see who voted how.
  — John Kennedy, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2020
• 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 the dead is distressing: A 16-year-old girl in Columbus, Ohio.
  — Star Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
• The Senate has five roll call votes on the measure scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EST.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2021
• Lawmakers cast their last roll call votes for the year a month ago.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• 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
• And yes, there will be a roll call, unlike any other, both live and taped.
  — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2020
• During the roll call, the room cheered for each nominee.
  — Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2020
• Later that day, once the convention is gaveled in, the roll call vote takes place.
  — Carla Frank, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2020
• That scuttled the unanimous consent and meant the House had to hold a roll call vote.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 16 Mar. 2020
• The climax arrives when the sergeant conducts a surprise roll call.
  — Lauren Oyler, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Just the recent roll call of tragedy is disturbingly long.
  — NBC News, 31 May 2020
• The board passed the agreement through a roll call vote, although Blankenship, Munchus and Mims all voted no.
  — Heather Gann | [e-mail], al, 13 Oct. 2022
• Here's the roll call of great stories from our Impact Report.
  — Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
• Consider the roll call of players now on the list: Lamar Jackson.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020
• With a bullhorn, González yells a roll call for groups that gathered for the demonstration.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
• But this roll call is supposed to be about around Kamala Harris.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025