evoke
verb (used with object)
to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.).
had been evoking
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past perfect progressiveof evoke.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Decades earlier, in another moment of awakening, Nehru had been evoking something far larger - a nation's rebirth.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
