summoned

Example Sentences

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Jim Kensil, Pete’s right-hand man, summoned my mailroom colleague Peter Hadhazy and me to his office that afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

On his Truth Social site, Trump said he had summoned his top aides to the White House Situation Room to decide on the deal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Deputies have been summoned to a full session of the assembly on Tuesday morning to reinstate Sonko as a member of parliament and vote for a new speaker, said an official document published late Sunday.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

“We were actually summoned to the rating agency and told, ‘You guys just don’t get it,’” says Gertner.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis