hear a summons

Examples (10)

• I thought I heard the summons of the dinner bell.
• The faint sound of the bell was like a summons to return home.
• She didn't hear the summons to her office until much later.
• He claimed he didn't hear the summons to appear in court.
• Did you hear the summons from the captain to assemble on deck?
• The urgent message felt like a summons to action.
• They didn't hear the summons to evacuate the building.
• He was so engrossed in his work that he didn't hear the summons to the meeting.
• The distant trumpet call was a summons to the knights.
• She strained to hear the summons over the noise of the crowd.