evoke
verb (used with object)
to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.).
evoked
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past participleof evoke.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof evoke.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
evokeverb (used with object)to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.).
Example Sentences
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There, one song evoked a musical conception he had imagined but never achieved—“it dealt with space, and a logic that rhymed and was almost obtuse,” Mr. Batiste once told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
We’re looking back at the headbands, earrings, shoes, sunglasses and bags that evoked L.A. most — captured backstage by Image contributing photographer Tyler Matthew Oyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
A group of people were gathered around a large dining table beneath a massive chandelier of antler, a tableau that evoked some kind of Viking summit.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Intrigued by the vague mixture of menace and nostalgia that the image evoked, internet users began sharing stories and speculating that the Backrooms is a hidden dimension into which people might accidentally find themselves.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Even the bald-headed girl in Sicily still evoked in him strong sensations of pity, tenderness and regret.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
