invoking

Example Sentences

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Until Wednesday, Harris had kept the shooting video under wraps for nearly nine months by invoking an exception to state law requiring police shootings to be released, citing an investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

The alarm was immediate, with lawmakers and pundits invoking the specter of a graying, shrinking America unable to fund its elders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Indeed, there are notable advantages in invoking the clause as a reaction to Callais.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 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

The man raises his dark eyes to look at Adolf Hitler's portrait, as if invoking the Führer's blessing over his class.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti