How to Use summon up in a Sentence

summon up

verb
  • That it can now be summoned up to stream in an instant is something of a miracle.
    — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Only the two never lose the ability to summon up their hate.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The fact that his performance sometimes summons up that film is no reason to discount it.
    — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
  • With a few simple prompts, anyone can summon up a team of realistic alter egos.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The Huskers took a brief pause from their doldrums to summon up a home win against Minnesota only to revert back to losing, dropping four more in a row.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
  • However, for students graduating right now, Hammer can't really summon up anything stern to say.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • Yes, the characters can be frustratingly self-absorbed, but Hogan and Woyasz might summon up your sympathy for this pair that became parents too early and have never really gotten the hang of the job.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Moving energetically about Penumbra’s small stage on the sonic foundation of a four-piece band led by Sanford Moore, who’s created fresh arrangements of several of Grant’s songs, the 11-member cast summons up enough electricity to brighten up a city.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026

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