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

Shuler said that it was important to her to go back to the idea of a theater for the people that La Guardia had evoked in 1943.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

That had evoked in Bigger a sense of his worth almost as keen as that which Max had roused in him during the long talk that night.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright