Example Sentences

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Residents lined up at the wooden lectern to speak in three-minute slots, many invoking the less-than-savory reputation man camps earned in Wyoming’s boom-and-bust past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Indeed, there are notable advantages in invoking the clause as a reaction to Callais.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

You’re invoking the widely held assumption that he lip syncs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Last used during the COVID-19 pandemic, invoking the act would make the chemicals necessary for fertilizer a national defense priority.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“Thakra save me from the theory purse,” said Lazlo, blithely invoking the local deity, Thakra.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor