evoke
verb (used with object)
to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.).
had evoked
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past perfectof evoke.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"We had evoked the possibility of a thousand aircraft. It seems that we are now only talking about a hundred," he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
William later said it had evoked memories of doing the same at Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
In its snarky rejection of the request, Backgrid had evoked the American Revolutionary War.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
Luisa Rizzitelli, a spokeswoman for the advocacy group Rebel Network, organized a march in Ancona last week to protest the appeals court’s verdict, which she said had evoked “medieval tones.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2019
She had evoked the town idealized by nostalgia with such strong tenacity that Gaston understood that she would not get married unless he took her to live in Macondo.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
