conjure

The word superstore might conjure up a shop at least the size of Walmart, if not Walmart Supercenter.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet as Eric Gropper puts it, you can't conjure a cow overnight.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The re-created history, which is where many historical documentaries fail, looks good, and the scenes the writers conjure up are well done, if verging sometimes on melodrama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

They were characters who made us remember why we look to certain actors for specific things, and how important it can be to pay attention to the feelings they conjure within us.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

I’ll need my conjure root to do it, and it was stolen by Hairy Man Junior.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

The more Mitchell conjures joy and fear from thin air with the snap of his fingers, the more frustrating it becomes that audiences seldom get to experience summer fun at this caliber anymore.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Watching Xabi Alonso coach his Chelsea team conjures flashbacks of his playing days at Liverpool and Real Madrid.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

The malignant Nurse conjures up a pack of monkeys, an octet of twirling black dresses, and a silver-painted dancer to seduce the Dyer’s Wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The phrase "American dream" was coined in the 1930s and often conjures up images of suburban families, solid jobs and beach vacations.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Every now and then, I try to remember one of his riddles, but it only conjures up more regret and guilt.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Marco Piemontese’s striking period costumes conjured the artists’ milieu, and Marcus Doshi’s lighting evoked both festivity and the tragedy of the ending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Last year, OpenAI’s Sora 2 video tool drew outrage in Hollywood after users conjured up dead celebrities without their estates’ consent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Then once more, at the behest of RCA Records, to Bonnie Tyler — a name she conjured up by mixing and matching names she read in a local newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Murray will be remembered for his razor-sharp volleying skills and the preposterous angles he conjured at the net.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

The Gran conjured a pendant of a toad with a mustache, and it attached itself to Seven’s cloak.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Those ideas were made manifest in lavish PR material conjuring up fantastical landscapes that attracted reams of coverage that mingled awe and derision.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

Dahl made his fortune by tapping into the delight children take in being frightened, conjuring worlds where evil lurks, often in human form.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

Porkalob wholly immerses herself in the world she’s conjuring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

As the months passed, Seybert’s frenetic requests for Maggie included conjuring the spirits of biblical figures, like Elijah and Gabriel, as well as Saints Peter and Paul.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock