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[ih-vohk] / ɪˈvoʊk /


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Pierre’s Stewart holds the gravitas of that portrayal while also capturing the original intent of his character’s co-creator, Neal Adams, to have him evoke a young Sidney Poitier.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

"The man's crossed legs might evoke indifference, the phone a culture of emptiness, the parasol a comfort people cling to," it said.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Originally designed to evoke a classic Greek column, the structure's limestone, brick and terra-cotta exterior features ornamentation including lion heads, wreaths, eagles, and faces.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

These sounds evoke a special kind of nostalgia for me.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

It did not pack the stands with twenty thousand people on a Friday night; it did not evoke any particular feelings of pride one way or another.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

At its center is a compact red source that closely resembles a little red dot and even evokes the ruby red fruit of the desert cactus.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Napoli's third kit evokes designs famously worn during the 1986-87 and 1988-90 seasons, when a certain Diego Maradona inspired the club to two Serie A titles.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Her hair in a braid evokes the look of a figure from ancient Rome.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

For many, private school evokes images of elite academies, manicured campuses and plaid Catholic-school uniforms.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Composed in 1782, the sonata evokes the moon over calm, peaceful waters after the passing of a storm.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The back-to-back releases of the Paramount+ drama “The Madison” and Apple TV comedy “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” this spring evoked Michelle Pfeiffer’s 1980s and 1990s movie heyday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

A group of people were gathered around a large dining table beneath a massive chandelier of antler, a tableau that evoked some kind of Viking summit.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Intrigued by the vague mixture of menace and nostalgia that the image evoked, internet users began sharing stories and speculating that the Backrooms is a hidden dimension into which people might accidentally find themselves.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Adams is a curious sort, a player Clarke cherishes but who has never evoked major support among the Tartan Army.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Even without the braids—even entombed in the car—his long, handsome face and tall, lean body evoked those of an Osage warrior.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Launching their new partnership with Oxen, Hull City have released a very retro kit for the new campaign, evoking the shirts the Tigers wore during the late seventies.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

I had no idea what flavor the Cosmic Vibe one was evoking, beyond “red very sweet,” but by the time I’d finished it, I couldn’t have cared less.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The 41-year-old Goodrem, who had a string of international hits in the early 2000s, has raised hopes of a first win for her country with "Eclipse", a song evoking a romantic alignment of the planets.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

Perhaps evoking an oft-quoted Didion quote: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live. We live entirely by the impression of a narrative line upon disparate images, the shifting phantasmagoria, which is our actual experience.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

Their faces possessed the power of evoking in me a million memories that I longed to forget, and instead of my leaving drawing me to them in communion, it had flung me forever beyond them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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