summons

Example Sentences

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Her simple, sugar-laden summons has since caused ripples of the buttercream variety across the foodie world.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Dr Tom Horne said the first time he found out he had been overpaid by the NHS was when a court summons came through his door.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Just as roadkill summons vultures, so too does human misery summon journalists, who travel across the country to shove cameras and recorders at people enduring things no one should experience.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

He summons an FDR-like strategic cool at unlikely moments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

These soldiers can be useful and good in themselves, but for the man who summons them they are almost always harmful.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli