conjuring
Example Sentences
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If older couples start arguing about money, their tax preparer can try to defuse tensions by looking ahead and conjuring a worst-case scenario.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
We hear a Fender Rhodes piano, strummed electric guitar and a spare trumpet, conjuring images of a late night in a smoky club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Agitators in the city have attempted to document the deterioration by posting ominous images of barren casinos, conjuring the perception of a place hollowed out by economic armageddon.
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025
The subject — bathers — is as foundational to Modern art as it gets, conjuring Paul Cézanne.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
He pressed his hand to his forehead, conjuring up a coolness that would not come.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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