muster
verb (used with object)
to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
have mustered
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present perfectof muster.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Would the Founders have mustered the courage to go through with the Declaration of Independence and agree on a Constitution?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
They have restricted the Lions and Packers to a combined 16 points in the last two games, so even the lowly 26 that Hurts and company have mustered have been enough.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
After averaging 197.5 yards rushing in the first two games, the Chargers have mustered just 116 combined in the last two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2024
With snow crunching underfoot and conifers looming above us, I asked Odenkirk if he thought he could have mustered a performance like that before “Better Call Saul.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2022
As it was, few men, unaccustomed to the giddy elevations of the mast, could have mustered a sufficient command of nerve to maintain a position on the ledge where he stood.
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
