cattle call
Example Sentences
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I auditioned, it was a cattle call for a bunch of young kids.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
The Murillos weren't satisfied with the experience they had at the first clinic, which Andrea compared to a cattle call.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2020
And the ensemble’s performance on television — in which each dancer in a cattle call audition routine somehow stood out as a quivering individual — palpably made clear what all the excitement was about.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2020
In fact, the debates are little more than a cattle call in which contestants try mightily to stand out from the herd.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2019
Ethan said, "It's a theatrical saying. It means an open audition. Even if they mean people, they call it a cattle call."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
