summon

Example Sentences

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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

Three days after the fire, Crowley told a local TV news station that her department was “screaming to be properly funded,” which prompted Bass to summon Crowley to her office, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Just as roadkill summons vultures, so too does human misery summon journalists, who travel across the country to shove cameras and recorders at people enduring things no one should experience.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

He snuffed round the prostrate group, and then he ran up to me; it was all he could do,—there was no other help at hand to summon.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë