invoked
Example Sentences
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She pointed to a New Jersey law that officials invoked to bar the editor of a local news outlet from publishing a police official’s home address.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The DOJ invoked the presumption of regularity and argued his arrest was part of an anti-terrorism dragnet, which the judge threw out.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
President Donald Trump invoked the Fifth repeatedly in a deposition for a civil case against the Trump Organization in New York back in 2022, before he returned to the White House.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the two decades since, Purcell has become one of election law’s most invoked doctrines.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
My sister's paintings were prominently displayed on the walls of the classroom, and the teacher invoked her name whenever discussing perspective or color.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
