summon back

Frequency: 7.010.2 per million words

to order someone to return to a place they were previously

summonADVERB + summon

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back

Examples (10)

  • The king decided to summon his most trusted knights back to the castle.
  • After the emergency, the general had to summon all the available troops back from their leave.
  • The ambassador was summoned back to the capital for urgent consultations.
  • She had to summon back the courage she thought she had lost.
  • The wizard attempted to summon back the spirits of the ancient guardians.
  • The company president summoned the department heads back for an impromptu meeting.
  • He felt a pang of regret and wished he could summon back the words he had spoken.
  • The teacher had to summon back the students who had wandered off during the field trip.
  • The historical drama depicted the queen summoning back her exiled son.
  • In times of crisis, the leader would summon back all former advisors for their input.