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
Recent Examples on the Web
This shift summons deep, cold waters in the central and eastern Pacific.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Mager was summoned to Ashland Police headquarters to interview both Jane Doe and Grate.
—Natalie Cardenas, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
In the summer of 2021, President Joe Biden summoned the CEOs of the nation’s biggest tech companies to the White House.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
He is summoned to a castle somewhere in West Bengal where, oddly, the locals seem to recognize him.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Mager was summoned to Ashland Police headquarters to interview both Jane Doe and Grate.
—Natalie Cardenas, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
In the summer of 2021, President Joe Biden summoned the CEOs of the nation’s biggest tech companies to the White House.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
He is summoned to a castle somewhere in West Bengal where, oddly, the locals seem to recognize him.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for summon
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“Summon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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