cattle call
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cattle call
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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As Kate Briquelet of the Daily Beast reported from the Moms for Liberty presidential cattle call after Trump's keynote speech:
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2023
That’s why the agency had to put out its cattle call for the Ukrainians.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
I auditioned, it was a cattle call for a bunch of young kids.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
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
Noah said, "Why would they call it a cattle call, if they are asking for dogs?"
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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