invoke

Example Sentences

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Germany could still invoke its equivalent of antitrust curbs to block the deal but will likely content itself with “grumbles in the body politic,” Bruegel’s Veron predicts.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Cruise lines could invoke surcharges, but they haven’t yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Naturally, the Pentagon is mad - so mad, they’re threatening to invoke the Defense Production Act against them.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026

All of these observations closely match what the two-vector MR model predicts, without the need to invoke spin-current-based mechanisms.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

I would rewhisper all the words and sounds I had messed up earlier that morning, trying to invoke how the one girl who always wore a baby-blue cardigan would speak.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee