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 The summons was withdrawn.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.