summoned; summoning
ˈsə-mə-niŋ 
ˈsəm-niŋ
1
: to issue a call to convene : convoke
2
: to command by service of a summons to appear in court
3
: to call upon for specified action
4
: to bid to come : send for
summon a physician
5
: to call forth : evoke
—often used with up
Examples of summon in a Sentence
The queen summoned him back to the palace.
without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
Recent Examples on the Web
Taylor watched the game from the dugout until the ninth inning when he was summoned to pinch run and play left field.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic’s teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month’s Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But will fans have to rely solely on memory to summon Pedro Pascal when the HBO drama returns for Season 3?
Joel, played by Pascal, was killed in the second episode of Season 2.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 May 2025
While Bikini was all but vaporized after a series of nuclear tests, leaving only a slither of land — much like the slither of material that can constitute the swimwear of the same name — capri pants summon to mind the iconic photos of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe in the cropped trouser.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, Gio Reyna, Antonee Robinson, Josh Sargent and Yunus Musah, Pulisic’s teammate in Milan, were also left off the 27-man roster summoned to training camp ahead next month’s Gold Cup, although some of those players will be participating in the Club World Cup.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
But will fans have to rely solely on memory to summon Pedro Pascal when the HBO drama returns for Season 3?
Joel, played by Pascal, was killed in the second episode of Season 2.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 25 May 2025
While Bikini was all but vaporized after a series of nuclear tests, leaving only a slither of land — much like the slither of material that can constitute the swimwear of the same name — capri pants summon to mind the iconic photos of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe in the cropped trouser.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for summon
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“Summon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summon. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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