Summoned-up Sentence Examples

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  • She summoned up a brave smile.

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  • This summoned up too vivid memories of the useless miseries of former over-sea expeditions.

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  • Occasionally she had a flashing thought that she didn't care if the Indians caught her, but when she reminded herself that they would also catch Bordeaux, she summoned up a little energy from that mystery area.

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  • As the Danes soon afterwards took possession of Schleswig again, thePrussians once more drove them back, but, in view of the threatening attitude of the powers, Frederick William summoned up courage to flout the opinion of the German parliament, and on the 26th of August, without the central government being consulted, an armistice of seven months was agreed upon at Malmoe.

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