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 is not enough to invoke ethics in the abstract; robust legal frameworks, independent oversight, informed users and a political system that does not abdicate its responsibility are required,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Powell said he hoped the models, made from recycled pallets, would invoke conversations about conservation.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
There’s no need to invoke any special parapsychological abilities; the ordinariness of apparently predictive dreams does not need any ex plaining.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing invoke
Latin Love, Vol I: vocare
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"The Odyssey," Vocabulary from Part 1 of the epic poem
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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