invoke
Example Sentences
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The production invoked the historical paintings of Hildegard’s visions as well as modern interpretations of them, using videos in which swirling specks of colored light coalesced into figures.
Famed for predicting the housing market crash and a vocal skeptic of the AI boom, Michael Burry is now invoking one of the world’s most famous investors to add gravitas to his argument.
From MarketWatch
Their work indicates that the universe's expansion might be explained -- at least partially -- without invoking dark energy at all.
From Science Daily
“They could convene a grand jury and subpoena the person to come to the grand jury, that person could then invoke their 5th Amendment rights,” Mason said.
From Los Angeles Times
Online, young women and girls launched a wave of solidarity campaigns, using hashtags invoking Saabirin's name.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
