summon

[ˈsʌmən]

Definition:
1. Call in an official matter, such as to attend court.
2. Ask to come.
3. Gather or bring together.
4. Make ready for action or use.

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Use 'summon' in a sentence:

1. Also he has promised me to summon to Rome the King of Cappadocia who is mine enemy.
2. He had to summon more courage than he knew he had.
3. The police have taken out a summons against the driver of the car.
4. The students were summoned in turn to be interviewed.
5. But God on his repealless list Can summon every face.
6. And now we must summon all of our might and moral suasion to meet the challenges of a new age.
7. He was summoned before a judge.
8. When night cometh, then take I good care not to summon sleep.
9. You can summon digital overlays in the viewfinder, including a horizon level.
10. She was trying to summon up the courage to leave him.
11. You may be able to summon up a few phrases.
12. Should a man summon his heart and show that it is one of flesh and not stone?
13. A parliamentary committee plans to summon all those concerned, probably including Ms Merkel.
14. She went quiet for a moment while she summoned up the words to lash him.
15. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
16. A phone call at the end of a shopping expedition would summon the car back.
17. If we understand each other and are willing to reach agreement, we can be empowered to summon multi-forces to grease the wheels of everything.
18. Disappointed, one passenger pleaded with the reporter to summon Mr. Locke back.
19. Users who summon you to their office with an urgent problem, then keep you waiting.
20. I received a summons to the Palace from Sir Robert Fellowes, the Queen's private secretary.
21. Some friends taking an hour to summon the courage to see their mate in death.
22. The summons was withdrawn.
23. It has also the right to summon witnesses under oath.
24. It must be really bad, for her to ignore a summons from her mistress!
25. The oddest events will summon up memories.
26. In fact, it was so low that it wouldn't even be able to summon Batman.
27. Type II civilizations can summon the power of an entire star system.
28. In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London.
29. It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother.
30. He was summoned as a witness.
31. Somehow he could never summon up the courage to ask for her hand.
32. Will she forever summon in vain to her assistance the lance of light of the ideal?
33. Mr Fischer's response was to summon the historians' commission.
34. He has been summoned to appear in court on charges of incitement to law-breaking.
35. Summon your power, O God ; show us your strength, O God, as you have done before.
36. In January a man died of hypothermia there after his car broke down and he could not summon help.
37. Police said they had been unable to serve a summons on 25-year-old Lee Jones.
38. She went to his house after dusk, and stood by the gate, but could not summon courage to go in.
39. With practice, you'll be able to summon up more confidence on test day.
40. On the stroke of seven, a gong summons guests into the dining-room.
41. Now, 'anyone can summon an unlimited amount of food just with a cellphone.'
42. Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over.
43. The President summoned all the state governors to a conference on education.
44. The Chief summoned me downstairs. He was brisk and businesslike.
45. The book summoned up memories of my childhood.
46. She summoned the waiter.
47. His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.
48. She had received a summons to appear in court.
49. She received a summons to appear in court the following week.
50. The police have been unable to serve a summons on him.
51. I couldn't even summon the energy to get out of bed.
52. Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room.
53. I punched the button to summon the elevator.