invoke
verb (used with object)
to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for.
are invoking
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present progressiveof invoke.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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More and more market observers are invoking the dot-com bubble when discussing the recent run.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Chinese are invoking the law to negotiate and push back against persisting pandemic restrictions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Externally, the incredibly streaking Mariners are invoking nothing but grudging admiration from their rivals.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
They are invoking the urgency of climate action and harm caused by gas- and diesel-powered vehicles in their push to vacuum the seabed for ancient, mineral-rich nodules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
I should like very well to wait and see what pagan divinity these droll savages are invoking; but it will not do to tarry longer here.
From The Tiger Hunter by Mayne Reid
