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
Sounds idyllic, except one neighbor keeps summoning the cops — and eventually someone gets shot.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
He was gassed and with resident football closer Arch Manning seated courtside, the Longhorns' basketball version couldn't summon the energy to do the same against the Sooners.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Konrad, 24, drifts between Berlin’s techno clubs and a slow self-destruction until summoned to identify a body that may be his mother’s – a German internationalist guerrilla fighter who abandoned him when a child.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
To win, Bhatia overcame swirling emotions to summon the best golf of his young career to apply pressure on Berger, who finally cracked down the stretch and opened the door.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
He was gassed and with resident football closer Arch Manning seated courtside, the Longhorns' basketball version couldn't summon the energy to do the same against the Sooners.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Konrad, 24, drifts between Berlin’s techno clubs and a slow self-destruction until summoned to identify a body that may be his mother’s – a German internationalist guerrilla fighter who abandoned him when a child.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
To win, Bhatia overcame swirling emotions to summon the best golf of his young career to apply pressure on Berger, who finally cracked down the stretch and opened the door.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
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 13 Mar. 2026.
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