invoking

Example Sentences

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He described his war goals as "just", invoking the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany to rally support for the military.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

Even so, Muzaffar Chishti of the Migration Policy Institute said that the executive branch has vast discretion in immigration law, particularly when invoking national security justifications, and defense attorneys may face an uphill battle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The individual investors who perceived hedge funds as secretive, sinister market manipulators during the meme-stock craze of 2020-21 were invoking a deeply embedded meaning of the word “hedge” they might not have been aware of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"Just the natural way you form these tight binaries, these sub-seven-day binaries, you get rid of the planet naturally, without invoking additional disruption from a nearby star or other mechanisms," Farhat said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Anya wondered if invoking his father’s name was going to cause trouble for Ivan’s family at all.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack