- present participle of evoke.
evoking
Example Sentences
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“Horror films are about evoking an emotional response and we’re hoping the exhibition will do the same,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
She is best known for her monochromatic abstract paintings evoking fishing nets, and for canvases and large spaces covered with polka dots, evoking hallucinations she had as a child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
With its surging choruses and humorous arias and recitatives, to say nothing of its jazzy harmonies and dance rhythms, it possesses an irresistible satiric edge while still evoking American certitude amid Cold War challenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Starbucks Korea, with more than 2,000 stores nationwide, found itself embroiled in public uproar last month when it ran a "Tank Day" promotion evoking a deadly military crackdown on a 1980 pro-democracy uprising.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Everyone was settled and the playwright was about to begin her little speech summarizing the plot and evoking the excitement of performing before an adult audience tomorrow evening in the library.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
