summoned

Example Sentences

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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

Wednesday's raid followed hard on the heels of Socialist ex-Prime Minister Zapatero being summoned to testify in court next month.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It is 1941 and Neriya, a young Jewish girl in a Lithuanian shtetl, is being noisily summoned to the forest by a regular visitor to her house, a crow she calls Buster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“You should understand by now,” said Gwydion, “that of what he knows, Dallben tells little. Yes, there is to be a council, and I have summoned others to meet us here.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander