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

Ken Rudd said he was ex-Army himself and understood there was a nominal roll call and an electronic roll call on the base.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 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

As I read the names of the tombstones in my head, it was almost like a weird roll call, like I was saying hello to all these people.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds