summon
verb (used with object)
to call upon to do something specified.
has been summoning
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present perfect progressiveof summon (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The problem for so long for so many has been summoning such a performance against Djokovic, who has grown into the game’s supreme big-match player.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
For the past two weeks, he has been summoning groups of union leaders, oilmen, builders and other constituencies that are likely to be affected to a series of 21 White House miniconferences on energy.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Campaign had begun July 1st;—and has been summoning us home, into ITS horizon, for some time.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Thomas Carlyle
