summon

Today, you can still summon an entire generation with the opening guitar melody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said he would summon Russia’s ambassador in France in the coming days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The WHO chief and Brazil's president on Monday urged the G7 to summon the "courage" to finish the international treaty on handling future pandemics.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The valets in the lobby summon golf carts with a flick of the wrist, graciously driving me back and forth from the parking lot.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

First Turkey asked, “Is there any event in particular that you can summon to memory that might shed more light upon this illness?”

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Issuing the summons against the four men last year, District Judge Stephen Leake said the EA alleged there had been "a deliberate plan by officers of the company to manipulate the OSM regime".

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The court then sends a summons to that agent, which can decide to appear in court or pay a fine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Bieber asks, and the trick of a song born from a branding problem is that it summons the sensation of endless ascent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

There was a fake but convincing summons from the Sao Paolo police apparently charging one individual with money-laundering, typically used to scare victims into transferring funds or information about bank accounts.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

These glances seemed to be a summons, for Silver and Nails glided to him, spanked the ground with their forepaws and bit him gently under the chin.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

But she summoned her strength to appear in a few choice presentations— in Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas, for example, and in a few performances of her husband’s music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Officials and members of parliament swiftly condemned Tehran for violating the country’s sovereignty, while the foreign ministry summoned Iran’s charge d’affaires in Amman, the Jordanian capital, and demanded Iran cease attacks on the kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Coupang CEO Harold Rogers was summoned to parliament in December 2025 over the deaths of Jang and Oh, as well as to answer for a recent data breach at his firm, involving 37.5 million users.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

After being summoned over the incident by President Ferdinand Marcos, however, China's ambassador to Manila told reporters it would have no effect on long-gestating efforts to craft a Code of Conduct for the crucial waterway.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

At five o’clock the two ladies retired to dress, and at half-past six Elizabeth was summoned to dinner.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Listening to Xiu Xiu’s “Eraserhead” on a hot and stormy Friday afternoon is an atavistic summoning of the many gifts that David Lynch left us to remember him by.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

At Ojai, Lewis wistfully performed the solo prelude off in Libbey Park shrubbery as if a dallying forest spirit summoning ghosts of festivals past.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

It’s an admirable acknowledgement of those behind the scenes, slotting film reels into the Dryden’s 75-year-old projectors, summoning shimmering worlds before our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Leicester will be summoning the spirit that flattened Saints 41-17 in the reverse fixture a month ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

A woman read the Big Chief statement and screamed, summoning her companions to draw aside from the ghastly apparition that had appeared at their art show.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole