invoke

Example Sentences

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He implores Congress to invoke this clause to make a case for new voting rights legislation that can address the post-Callais landscape.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Porter’s death has become a rallying point for Los Angeles activists, who regularly invoke his name at Police Commission meetings and protests.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

It was both a foundational statement of principle that successive generations would invoke for varying purposes, and a physical object linking Americans with their country’s founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Very few of the questions focused on specific conflicts, and the candidates largely refrained from answering in concrete terms, preferring instead to invoke a commitment to the UN Charter.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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