- present tense form of evoke (3rd person singular).
evokes
Example Sentences
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She says the royals remain "highly vulnerable" to anything that evokes the story of a "beautiful princess whose life was cut short in such tragic and ambiguous circumstances".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
That relationship takes physical form inside the Melrose Hill shop, unfolding through a two-part imagined landscape that evokes an alien presence settling into the familiarity of a suburban setting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
What they’re seeing is pretty grim—a onetime superpower that no longer evokes much respect or fear.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Chang-rae Lee evokes the summer-camp experience of the 1970s in this coming-of-age story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Composed in 1782, the sonata evokes the moon over calm, peaceful waters after the passing of a storm.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
