: allowing listeners to engage in broadcast telephone conversations with the host or a guest
a call-in show
called in; calling in; calls in
1
: to order to return or to be returned: such as
a
: to withdraw from an advanced position
call in the outposts
b
: to withdraw from circulation
call in bank notes and issue new ones
2
: to summon to one's aid or for consultation
call in a mediator
3
: to deliver (a message) by telephone
call in an order for pizza
: to communicate with a person by telephone
Examples of call-in in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: Until May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to May 12, nurses get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in and walk-in orders.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
When new studies reported trends of pandemic weight gain, Sole-Smith went on Brian Lehrer, the WNYC call-in show.
—Lisa Miller, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
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
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
But by the time the audit was being conducted last year, the Oakland Police Department had begun picking up the slack, holding five call-in meetings in 2022, up from just one in 2020 and three in 2021, the years that COVID-19 was at its worst.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
By 1991, her show was such a TV staple that The Addams Family featured a scene in which a depressed Gomez called in so often that the host begged him to stop.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 May 2024
Raisi wasted little time calling in police to brutally suppress the protesters.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
In response to the emerging threats, Anne Neuberger, U.S. deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, issued a public call in March for U.S. states to report on their plans for securing the cyberdefenses of their water and wastewater systems by May 20.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
About 300 people are fighting the blaze, with officials calling in increasingly more federal, state, county and local resources.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
To call in by phone on listen-only mode and not view the presentation, call 312-626-6799, webinar ID No. 857 9577 9224.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
Camp 2: The Labor Market Is Still Too Hot
Corporate earnings calls in the last month showed that a variety of businesses are losing sales from inflation-weary customers who have become more picky.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 May 2024
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is working with Leawood Police as restaurant diners continue to call in.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
Adjective
Buffalo Wild Wings: Until May 12, nurses get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: Until May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 7 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to May 12, nurses get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in and walk-in orders.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
Buffalo Wild Wings: From Monday, May 6, to Sunday, May 12, teachers and school staff get 20% off their orders with valid IDs on dine-in, call-in, and walk-in orders.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024
When new studies reported trends of pandemic weight gain, Sole-Smith went on Brian Lehrer, the WNYC call-in show.
—Lisa Miller, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
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
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
But by the time the audit was being conducted last year, the Oakland Police Department had begun picking up the slack, holding five call-in meetings in 2022, up from just one in 2020 and three in 2021, the years that COVID-19 was at its worst.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
Verb
On April 30, a police officers with a burglary task force responded to a residential burglary call in the Crescenta Highlands neighborhood.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
By 1991, her show was such a TV staple that The Addams Family featured a scene in which a depressed Gomez called in so often that the host begged him to stop.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 22 May 2024
Raisi wasted little time calling in police to brutally suppress the protesters.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2024
In response to the emerging threats, Anne Neuberger, U.S. deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, issued a public call in March for U.S. states to report on their plans for securing the cyberdefenses of their water and wastewater systems by May 20.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2024
About 300 people are fighting the blaze, with officials calling in increasingly more federal, state, county and local resources.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
To call in by phone on listen-only mode and not view the presentation, call 312-626-6799, webinar ID No. 857 9577 9224.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 19 May 2024
Camp 2: The Labor Market Is Still Too Hot
Corporate earnings calls in the last month showed that a variety of businesses are losing sales from inflation-weary customers who have become more picky.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 May 2024
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is working with Leawood Police as restaurant diners continue to call in.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2024
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“Call-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call-in. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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