invoke

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"Pray, invoke Almighty God and hope that your prayers will be answered," he told the worshippers.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 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

The issue for the DOJ in this case is that these statements don’t clear the bar of the federal statute it’s trying to invoke.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

“Then we know who’s responsible. Kro—” “Do not invoke the titan lord’s name, Percy. Especially not here, not now.”

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan