invoking
Example Sentences
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That seems like a decent rationale for invoking the corporate death penalty.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
He told the panel he was invoking the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution under the advice of his attorneys.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
You’re a guy who loves Sepultura,’” Ian told him, invoking a musical link for the composer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
You may remember the president invoking it repeatedly in California, after 2018’s deadly Camp Fire and during last year’s Palisades burns.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
Soon there’d be an article about her, about being a Spare, about invoking the impossible task.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
