summoned

Example Sentences

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Mike Rapanaro felt like he had been summoned by the sitcom gods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The pair were in Bali when police were summoned to their Porter Ranch home Thursday morning, according to a source familiar with the incident.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The statement caught the attention of Canada's parliamentary Committee on Official Languages, who summoned Rousseau to "explain himself" before MPs on why his message was released in English only.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

On Monday, Iran's ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, was summoned by the Foreign Office over what it described as his country's "reckless and destabilising actions" in Britain and overseas.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“There has not been any change made about your own arrangements? You will not be summoned to leave England sooner than you expected?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë