invoke
verb (used with object)
to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for.
has been invoking
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present perfect progressiveof invoke (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, in recent weeks the White House has been invoking the relatively low number of deaths to indicate success.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2020
And Quindlen has been invoking Halberstam constantly in recent months.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2017
