invoke
Example Sentences
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The irony is that defenders of the president invoke just-war theory, which originates with St. Augustine’s efforts to reconcile Christian teaching with the use of force, to justify the U.S. military intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
"The worst-case situation would be that AI kills us all, I suppose," Musk declared with a smile, seizing an opening from his own attorney to invoke the climactic scenario from the film "Terminator."
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Tigers are so feared in Bangladesh's vast Sundarban mangroves that locals invoke spirits to protect against them.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Powell said he hoped the models, made from recycled pallets, would invoke conversations about conservation.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
She had conquered her fear of the ghosts Clara would invoke and the mice in the countryside, but earthquakes shook her to her bones and long after they had passed she was still trembling.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing invoke
Latin Love, Vol I: vocare
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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