summon up
Example Sentences
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Every American adult can summon up searing images from the Deepwater Horizon spill.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
Some years ago, I heard Bach’s “St. John Passion” in Notre-Dame, in all its two-hour majesty, and I can summon up the sensation of the music resounding in the vaults overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
But it may also make Tehran's ability to summon up such a response that much harder.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025
In “Candyman,” those who summon up this ghoul, thereby allowing him to tell his tale, first need to look at their reflections.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2021
I watch Teluman working from his open door for long minutes before I summon up the courage to enter his shop.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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