summon
verb (used with object)
to call upon to do something specified.
was summoning
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past progressiveof summon.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Last week, Canada said it was summoning the Israeli ambassador over the incident.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
A batter later, Roberts was summoning reliever Daniel Hudson from the bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
He opened the set with No Surrender and Ghosts, two songs that testify to the power of rock and roll, as though he was summoning the spirits of live music.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023
After she waved at a busboy she recognized from another vegan eatery, she agonized over the possibility that he thought she was summoning him.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
She was summoning all her courage; she was full of deprecation and appeal.
From The Great Miss Driver by Anthony Hope
