invocation

Example Sentences

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Still, the mere invocation of license revocation has a powerful chilling effect.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Any invocation of the act will almost certainly be challenged in court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But Shakespeare as a brand remains unparalleled in our culture: Mere invocation of his work can confer a warm, orangey glow of importance upon an otherwise pedestrian reflection on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

He stumbled early by irritating Chief Justice John Roberts with a heavy-handed invocation of Dames & Moore v.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025

After the Reverend Glen Johnson from the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church gave the invocation and benediction, I was introduced.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez