summoned

Example Sentences

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In the spring of 2021, a 25-year-old man was summoned to help a friend in a confrontation at a low-income housing development in Middletown, Connecticut.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Nathan Soto made it to the sixth inning for Birmingham before closer Aidan Martinez and his 92-mph fastball was summoned from the bullpen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

It is 1941 and Neriya, a young Jewish girl in a Lithuanian shtetl, is being noisily summoned to the forest by a regular visitor to her house, a crow she calls Buster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

On Thursday, the UK confirmed it had summoned Israel's top diplomat in Britain, charge d'affaires Daniela Grudsky Ekstein, over the incident.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“You gave blood, and so you summoned those who share that blood. You called on your foremothers, and they answered.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray