invoke
verb (used with object)
to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for.
has invoked
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present perfectof invoke (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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France has invoked the European Union's civil protection mechanism to ask for help, President Emmanuel Macron said, warning the crisis remained "very intense."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In interviews and speeches, Karp has invoked the firm’s activist tradition—Paul Weiss assisted Justice Thurgood Marshall with Brown v.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Sir Martyn has invoked the urgent notification process which will require the secretary of state to respond within 28 days outlining how Oakhill STC will be improved.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
Trump has invoked fairness in meetings with a host of world leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2025
One of these journals has invoked the testimony of the 'Moniteur.'
From Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 by John William Cole
