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
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Her rally in Houston late last month rivaled any recent sporting or musical event in my mind, summoning memories of Obama’s 2008 acceptance speech in Denver.
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Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
By summoning offense that had been missing the first three quarters, Williams and the Chicago Bears rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a 15-12 lead against Washington with 23 seconds left, followed by a two-point conversion.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Getting Remake From Hollywood & Italian Industry Vets Nicholas Hoult stars as Justin Kemp, a regional magazine writer and dedicated family man married to Allison (Zoey Deutch), who is nearing the end of a problematic pregnancy and needs her husband close by when he is summoned to jury duty.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Stephen, too, is spending time with his son again — summoning his own incarnation as Nancy did before him.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
By summoning offense that had been missing the first three quarters, Williams and the Chicago Bears rallied from a 12-point deficit to take a 15-12 lead against Washington with 23 seconds left, followed by a two-point conversion.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
Getting Remake From Hollywood & Italian Industry Vets Nicholas Hoult stars as Justin Kemp, a regional magazine writer and dedicated family man married to Allison (Zoey Deutch), who is nearing the end of a problematic pregnancy and needs her husband close by when he is summoned to jury duty.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Stephen, too, is spending time with his son again — summoning his own incarnation as Nancy did before him.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Summon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summon. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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