summons
Example Sentences
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As the warmer weather summons us to spend more time outdoors, we might find ourselves feeling a little crowded.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
The Spectre is also electric—in the case of the top-spec Black Badge version, extremely electric, with 650 hp to answer the most whispered summons with splendid excess.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for users under the age of 16 on Saturday, and has already issued summons letters to Google and Meta over their failure to comply with the law.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 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
Then, in the cold voice of an adder, “The bell invites me. Hear it not, Merlin, for it is a knell that summons thee to heaven or to hell.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing summons
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act II
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