How to Use call-in in a Sentence

call-in

1 of 2 adjective
  • If so, your call-in time frames might be causing undue frustration.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The film’s narrative arc revolves around a call-in radio show.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The offer is valid for dine-in, online, call-in, and carryout.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Some stations opened their call-in lines to anguished listeners.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • 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
  • The engineer complied just in time to show Putin’s annual call-in show, which lasted around four hours that day.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 22 June 2023
  • The call-in instructions were displayed prominently in boldface type at the top of the agenda and the second page.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • There are no online or call-in orders during the cruise, however walk-in carryout is available.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The board posted call-in information online for its May meeting.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The store also offers a daily 15% discount for veterans on all dine-in and call-in orders.
    — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 11 Nov. 2024
  • It’s somehow been almost six years since one Sabres fan gave voice to their collective misery in a memorable call-in radio rant.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The first live call-in show will be next Tuesday at noon, with Beshear joined by Progress host John Fugelsang.
    — David Bauder, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For the return of his show, Bongino excitedly promised a call-in from the president himself.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The veteran broadcaster retired after hosting call-in talk shows for 30+ years.
    — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The defendant is a SAVE KC client, but did not attend a call-in.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Her work didn’t end even after selling all day at local events or festivals or after filling call-in orders (this was before websites).
    — Christopher Hurn, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Soon after, a system was developed to delay the broadcast of a speaker by several seconds and enabled live call-in shows.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
  • The ladies reminisce on past collaboration projects, and give relationship advice to a call-in fan.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The 7-foot-2 center got a vote of confidence from Calipari on Calipari's call-in show Monday.
    — Kevin Skiver, The Courier-Journal, 16 Jan. 2024
  • What started in 1994 as a call-in line for people to share their random opinions became the kind of column that people think fondly of decades later.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • In 2016, the alt-comic cable talk show The Chris Gethard Show engineered a strange form of call-in game show.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Also, Buffalo Wild Wings always has a 15% military discount for dine-in and call-in orders.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
  • The mystery of his whereabouts came to a grim end last Monday, when police got a call-in tip about a possible body in 45-year-old Heather Stines’ apartment.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 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
  • In her book, Ross breaks down in detail a concrete strategy for effectively calling in, keeping in mind that the circumstances and people surrounding every call-in are different.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • During the long years of Labour opposition, Lammy, who is fifty-two, hosted a call-in radio show and cultivated a significant presence online.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The first involves establishing call-in lines at airports for incoming pilots to schedule landing and supply unloading times, as well as scheduling and reserving aircraft parking.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Biden's post-debate cleanup — campaign rallies, an interview with George Stephanopoulos, and a call-in on Morning Joe — have failed to reset the narrative, at least so far.
    — Neal Rothschild, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • Rockwell remembers learning how to make a phone call during the early Idol seasons, when finalists had dedicated call-in numbers, and still prefers casting votes through more traditional avenues, like texting.
    — Philiana Ng, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Whether their focus is call-in advice, comedic commentary, candid girl talk, or cultural dissections or health and wellness, these women lead the discussion with expertise, humor and vulnerability.
    — Essence, 28 Mar. 2025

call in

2 of 2 verb
  • Two air tankers were called in to make drops.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The refs miss calls in every game.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Every pitch was called in this way.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Most people have called in sick at least once.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • No penalty was called in the fifth minute.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • That was when deputies were called in to assist.
    — CBS News, 16 May 2026
  • Didn’t ever call in sick or come in late.
    — Jasmin 'iolani Hakes, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Fox was called in and was able to do the movie after all.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • To make those calls in a split second, that’s tough to do.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • He has only been called in to work two shifts in the past two weeks.
    — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • What is pan dulce called in English?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Which leads me back to that phone call in 2003.
    — Natasha Stoynoff, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Gould guessed that they had been called in by an ex who had been abusive.
    — Larissa MacFarquhar, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
  • Once she was called in as the footings were about to be poured for a new house.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Multiple fire crews had to be called in to help put it out.
    — Maria Lisignoli, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This is a tough one to call in a massive contest for both teams.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Gurley was called in to question her.
    — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
  • Doxing a judge or calling in a bomb threat, that was one thing.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Because the moment you get called in, there’s no time to warm up.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Providers who have such a contract are called in-network providers.
    — Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
  • My food stylist's assistant called in sick.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • If a grandchild calls in trouble and cannot say the word, the call ends.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • That's why Keith Lewis was called in.
    — Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Many of the calls in question boil down to a couple of tenths of an inch.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Take two Marks Lanes and call in the morning!
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • Rather than give up his own seats, Teumer called in a favor of his own.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • There were no debates involved, no refs called in, no bad-mouthing.
    — Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In the past week alone, a half dozen people called in, saying the same thing.
    — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Six Flags made the right call in pruning its lineup.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
  • One by one, the girls were called in – reacting with shock, joy, and some tears.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026

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