- present participle of evoke.
evoking
Example Sentences
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The novel unfolds like an oral storytelling tradition, driven by a voice that Sarris painstakingly crafted, evoking his conversation with McKay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Starbucks Korea, with more than 2,000 stores nationwide, found itself embroiled in public uproar last month when it ran a "Tank Day" promotion evoking a deadly military crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
A violin floats between the guitars, evoking country earthiness with an elegiac tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The film’s portrayal of The Jackson 5 years aims for even rosier nostalgia, evoking memories of hearing a young Michael’s voice, cascading over the radio waves and into the hearts of millions.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
It is when confronted by the overwhelming signal of free molecules of endotoxin, evoking memories of vibrios in great numbers, that the limulus flies into panic, launches all his defenses at once, and destroys himself.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
