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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The police department, which usually has roll call meetings in each patrol district before shifts start, will be holding a citywide roll call for current and retired officers to memorialize Vick on Tuesday.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
Holocaust survivor Naftali Furst, 92, spoke at the wreath-laying ceremony held at the camp’s former roll call area.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The bill moved quickly through the House, resulting in 40 minutes of debate Monday before the roll call.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
That roll call of managers underlines Leeds’ improvement between Byram’s departure to east London and the club’s Marcelo Bielsa-led Premier League promotion in 2020.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 May 2025
Holocaust survivor Naftali Furst, 92, spoke at the wreath-laying ceremony held at the camp’s former roll call area.
—Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
The bill moved quickly through the House, resulting in 40 minutes of debate Monday before the roll call.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
That roll call of managers underlines Leeds’ improvement between Byram’s departure to east London and the club’s Marcelo Bielsa-led Premier League promotion in 2020.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 9 May 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 2 Jun. 2025.
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