were summoning
- past progressive of summon.
Example Sentences
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The move came as French officials said they were summoning Musk, former X Chief Executive Linda Yaccarino and other employees in April for what they described as voluntary interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Germany, Sweden and Finland said they were summoning the Russian ambassadors in their capitals.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2024
Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh were summoning memories of summer days in the very white, very cosseted country club, prep school world of suburban Washington.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2018
Also in 1968, robed devotees were summoning Baphomet on Salisbury Plain in Hammer classic The Devil Rides Out.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2018
“Okay, Miss Trixie,” Mr. Levy said as if he were summoning a pet cat.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
