muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.
mustered the troops
Example Sentences
The queen summoned him back to the palace. without explanation, the managing editor summoned me to his office
Recent Examples on the WebPeele and Key play the titular Wendell and Wild, respectively, two demon brothers who enlist the aid of a young girl, Kat (This Is Us star Lyric Ross), to summon them to the Land of the Living. Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2022 Osaka was unable to summon the serving or court coverage on which her game is based, in part because her practice time and recent match play have been limited. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2022 The overs started ticking away as Babar and Shafique through to the end of day four where the pitch had played relatively sedately marked by Starc unable to summon his reverse swing prowess from 24 hours earlier. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 But for those of us who were scared our thoughts would accidentally summon Bloody Mary as kids, there’s also the official trailer above. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021 Birmingham fans saw a future CFL Hall of Famer summon the last great season of his career in 1995. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 As with his other timeline form, Ben's power remains a portal in his chest that can summon some powerful tentacles to do his bidding. Evan Romano, Men's Health, 22 June 2022 But this much is true: If provoked, yellow jackets will sting — often over and over — and summon many friends to the fight. Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping, 18 June 2022 Covington Catholic made a late run to try and summon any remaining energy, but their efforts came up short as St. Xavier won the second set 6-2 to advance to the title match. Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 2 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English somnen, somonen, from Anglo-French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, alteration of Latin summonēre to remind secretly, from sub- secretly + monēre to warn — more at sub-, mind