invoking
Example Sentences
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Arellano: Becerra goes for the jugular against Hilton by invoking Huntington Beach!
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
But invoking it when it is plainly pretextual does.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
The economic pressure has been matched by increasing forays by Chinese aircraft and warships close to Japan, and a stream of diplomatic invective invoking Japan’s wartime past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The eccentric executive cast his criticism as friendly, invoking the French proverb "qui aime bien chatie bien" -- spare the rod, spoil the child.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Churchill consciously marshaled, as the best orators will, not only the language of the past but its history to his cause- invoking Drake and Nelson as exemplars and, implicitly, allies in the struggle.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
