summoned; summoning
ˈsə-mə-niŋ 
ˈsəm-niŋ
1
: to issue a call to convene : convoke
2
: to command by service of a summons to appear in court
3
: to call upon for specified action
4
: to bid to come : send for
summon a physician
5
: to call forth : evoke
—often used with up
Examples of summon in a Sentence
The queen summoned him back to the palace.
without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
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The speaker here is one of those men — summoning his courage in the face of terror, steeling himself for the unimaginable.
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A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Fixed an issue where Pals would not work if summoned too close to a tree.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The horn of Duke’s car summons the two men outside.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
The Richard Childress Racing driver summoned enough energy, however, to send a statement to his team as well as the rest of the Xfinity field.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Summon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summon. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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