invoking

Example Sentences

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You’re invoking the widely held assumption that he lip syncs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Completeness and causality are preserved, without invoking exotic new physics.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Last used during the COVID-19 pandemic, invoking the act would make the chemicals necessary for fertilizer a national defense priority.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

In August 2022 at the Fed’s Jackson Hole symposium in Wyoming, Powell delivered an eight-minute speech invoking Paul Volcker and warned that driving inflation down could bring “pain.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"Exactly what I think. But he didn't, so I did a bit of invoking while I was running, and—ba-boom!—tree. What do you think?"

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman