roll call

Example Sentences

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And after this week, there is a growing possibility it could happen in full daylight with a roll call vote in the Senate.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The effect is as interesting as reading a grade-school roll call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Eastern on Wednesday, and a roll call could be tight.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Government systems can fast-track billion-dollar projects, but until this much more affordable priority gets that kind of attention, the rules are just ink on paper, and the roll call of the dead just grows longer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

From now on this was the sound of roll call, the stamping of thousands of feet on the long dark street.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom