evoke

Example Sentences

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What Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid is out to evoke is bone-deep submission: the kind of total capitulation and surrender that makes a person unrecognizable even to themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This unstable, indeterminate flickering sensation is what Mr. Lerner wants to evoke as he maneuvers his stories between the polarities of the real and the imaginary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The BBC has obtained footage and interviews from Tehran which evoke a city of strained nerves, of constant waiting for the next blast and relentless fear of the state security apparatus.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The Alley may feel like a chaotic space, but it’s about tapping in to this emotional dance to evoke the familiar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Prim makes a sound—such a lost, irretrievable sound—that I can’t even imagine what they have done to evoke it.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins