summoned

Example Sentences

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She was summoned to meet the maestro soon afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In this situation, with the heart of the Giants’ order due up in the eighth inning and two left-handed hitters included, Roberts summoned the left-handed Scott.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

One day that October, Cook walked off the stage after his first major product launch only to be summoned to Jobs’s home to say goodbye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Barely had he unpacked than White was summoned to the foreign ministry for intervening in a case involving Jewish circumcisers in Antwerp -- a probe he called "antisemitic."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Though seriously ill with an intestinal disorder that would eventually prove fatal, Jefferson summoned up the energy for one final spasm of eloquence.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis