- present participle of invoke.
invoking
Example Sentences
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Arellano: Becerra goes for the jugular against Hilton by invoking Huntington Beach!
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But that deference cannot come simply from invoking the words national security.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
PepsiCo is moving its $1.7 billion global media account to Publicis Groupe from Omnicom, invoking a desire to change its model “for the next era of marketing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The eccentric executive cast his criticism as friendly, invoking the French proverb "qui aime bien chatie bien" -- spare the rod, spoil the child.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
And Javi and I went back and forth, calling out toasts, invoking the sky, celebrating nonsense with nonsense until we had everybody cheering.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
