Summon-up Sentence Examples

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  • The principle was, to summon up enough energy to keep the walls away.

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  • Many people feel that they cannot summon up the courage to talk to someone about debt or money issues.

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  • I considered a financial career but at an interview with a major bank was unable to summon up the necessary enthusiasm !

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  • Turning aside into the woods, he set about making an encampment with as much vigor as he could summon up.

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