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Meanings of summon up in English

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Usage of summon up in English
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She was aware of this but couldn't summon up the appropriate response.
The darkest road
2
A steam-belching train surges ominously forward to summon up early 19th-century industrialisation.
The Guardian
3
In reference to harmony Georges would summon up pictures, the country, people.
Jean-Christophe Journey's End
4
But, dearest, tell me; summon up your courage to meet my question.
Henrietta Temple: A Love Story
5
I could even summon up a specialist jazz station in Los Angeles.
The Guardian
6
But he could not summon up any very lively feelings of regret.
Maurice Guest
7
How can we summon up courage enough to tell him the truth?
Mince Pie
8
He found he couldn't summon up much interest in Mr. Barbecue-Smith's writing.
Crome Yellow
9
Why was he standing here, trying to summon up Gage's face anyway?
Pet Sematary
10
I needed time, time to think, time to summon up courage.'
Depths
11
But the bank's senior risk staff did not summon up the necessary skepticism.
Reuters
12
It took Pate two years to summon up the courage to try again.
A feast for crows
13
Let us summon up the last of our strength and overtake the canoe.
The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
14
For instance, I can't always summon up names and proper nouns.
The Guardian
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The girls accepted their lot with such philosophy as they could summon up.
Rainbow Valley
16
It is a permanent mystery how we summon up a word.
The Guardian
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Summon up through the time
Summon up across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common