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Discover LudwigThe phrase "able to summon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone's capability or power to call forth or bring something into existence, whether it be a physical object, a feeling, or an event.
Example: "The wizard was able to summon a powerful storm with just a wave of his hand."
Alternatives: "capable of invoking" or "able to call forth."
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"To experience solitude you must be able to summon yourself by yourself," she writes.
Your people have, for generations, been able to summon rain, exorcise poltergeists, find lost wedding rings.
Perahia was able to summon up all his usual refinement without ever straining to be heard.
Like these two writers, Ms. Jacobs was able to summon a freshness of perspective.
And soon they will be able to summon an ice cream truck.
When Mrs. Stitz resisted, Mr. Cooper was able to summon a lucid moment.
Magistrates will be able to summon those who fail to attend the sessions before a court.
So Mr. Scheib is able to summon only two levels of reality on stage, but he does so with panache.
Life changed in a flash so fast that he would never be able to summon the moment fully.
Even after the strokes, he was able to summon a small memory the last time I asked him about Williamsport.
After a team deposits 75 motes, it's able to summon an AI-controlled boss known as a Primeval.
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