Example Sentences

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The Justice Department letter said the French had asked for U.S. assistance three times this year, including for serving summonses on X officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The summonses were issued "as part of the application of administrative sanctions in accordance with the applicable provisions", the minister added.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

His lawyer, Yun Gap-geun, said that Yoon's failure to comply with the earlier three summonses was due to "legitimate concerns".

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

He had a backlog of jury summonses he hadn’t responded to, and it was time to make it right.

From New York Times • May 10, 2024

These were the summonses that you answered with your left foot forward, your right foot back, your hands guarding your face, one slightly lower than the other, cocked like a hammer.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates