summon
Example Sentences
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The question remains whether we as a people can summon the political will to make the needed changes — or any.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
By that afternoon, a parliamentary committee had unanimously voted to summon the CEO "to come and explain himself".
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Byrne has said she has a go-to phrase -- "Patty hired 24-hour security for Katie" -- when she finds herself struggling to summon the Yankee drawl.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Had she not been there to see me fall and summon help, I would have been dead within minutes, as I landed in a position that cut off my breathing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Impatient, she fidgeted on the living-room daybed, waiting for Salvador to summon her outside.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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