How to Use invoke in a Sentence

invoke

verb
Definition of invokenext
Synonyms for invokenext
  • The suspect invoked his right to an attorney.
  • She invoked history to prove her point.
  • He invoked the memory of his predecessor.
  • He invoked his Fifth Amendment privileges.
  • The laws involved are the same as any landlord would invoke.
    — Eugene Kontorovich, WSJ, 14 May 2021
  • Wolf said of the language in the lease that until now hasn’t been invoked.
    — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 29 May 2018
  • When Fallbrook failed to score in the top of the fifth, the mercy rule was invoked.
    — Joe Naiman, Ramona Sentinel, 4 May 2017
  • Burn a Yule log to push aside dark shadows and invoke the light of truth.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2020
  • Stockings hung on the hearth always invokes a homey feel.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Gone was the circle of bricks inlaid to invoke the round table.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • The faint gray lines are shaped to invoke the imagery of the grain of the sword and represent the team’s toughness on the court.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2020
  • And that tweet invoked some very strong opinions from fans, some nice and some not so nice.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 1 June 2023
  • And some of those screams happened to invoke the name of another golfer.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 19 June 2021
  • The indictment was the first in the state to invoke a statute that comingled terrorism and hate crimes.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The issue was said to have occurred five times in the past, invoking the same reaction from the man.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 9 May 2018
  • But in the evening, Trump invoked Mueller by name on Twitter for the first time.
    — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Mar. 2018
  • In the wake of mass shootings, politicians are often quick to invoke mental health.
    — Washington Post, 8 July 2022
  • To covet beauty was to invoke desire, and the act of wanting was the root of all suffering.
    — Brandon Presser, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Both answers invoke the same response: Why the heck not?
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023
  • If this is the case, the plaintiffs would not be able to invoke a First Amendment right.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2017
  • In the past year, researchers invoked the blobs to solve two long-standing puzzles there.
    — Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2020
  • The clip is short, but the message of family and closeness is enough to invoke a tear from any viewer.
    — Bella Gerard, Health.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Jordan’s killer tried to invoke a stand-your-ground defense in the trial.
    — Lucy McBath, Cosmopolitan, 23 June 2017
  • The variety of the foods invoke a collective delight that inspires us to share.
    — Akili King, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2020
  • There is never a wrong time to invoke the nuclear option and get rid of the filibuster once and for all.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Inevitably, the spirit of the London Blitz has been invoked.
    — Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2020
  • His mission, to introduce underserved children to the arts and to be a force that sparks hope and invokes change.
    — Elizabeth Montgomery, azcentral, 21 May 2020
  • Ivey invoked mountain oysters in a campaign ad last year, too.
    — Paul Gattis, AL.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The defense attorney told the judge her client had asked for an attorney and invoked her right to remain silent.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2019
  • This should give pause to critics of climate action who continue to invoke its cost.
    — Greg Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021

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