summoned
Example Sentences
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We all make mistakes, but few of us are chided by the president of the United States or summoned to testify before a congressional committee as a result.
When summoned to testify before the House committee this month, she declined to answer questions, citing her constitutional right against self-incrimination.
From BBC
The filings were released after D4vd's family were summoned by a California court to testify before the grand jury.
From BBC
Canada has summoned senior leadership from OpenAI to Ottawa to explain the company's decision not to report suspicious online activity by an individual who later killed eight people this month.
From Barron's
Saeed Habiba, the head of Iran’s Student Affairs Organization, said universities won’t tolerate what he called obscenities and illegal acts and that some students have been summoned and charged with unspecified offenses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
