How to Use conjure in a Sentence

conjure

verb
Definition of conjurenext
Synonyms for conjurenext
  • The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.
  • But, much to my surprise, my friend Ed can’t conjure up any such image—there aren’t any pictures in his mind.
    — Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 12 May 2022
  • Halloween may be less than a week away, but a last-minute party invitation may call for a costume to be conjured with scary speed.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Compact enough to fit on a city balcony or tight terrace, the sets can ably conjure both the summertime charm of the small-town scoop shop and romantic dinners.
    — Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 11 May 2022
  • Salas periodically linked up with Kramer at center stage to trade solos and conjure twin guitar storms.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2022
  • Decent rapture can’t help but conjure the indecent variety; Millay knew both well.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
  • From ghosts and monsters to witches and waking up in blood, here are the spookiest lyrics the pop superstar has conjured up, just in time for Halloween.
    — Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • And then the clouds part, the music swells (at least in our head), and Brady delivers as stirring a halftime speech as only the greatest football player of all time can conjure.
    — Jon Gugala, Men's Health, 7 May 2022
  • The Jonathan that Nancy brought to the page no longer exists; neither does her version of Catherine — a femme fatale conjured from a measly roll of boudoir photos.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Guston’s hood paintings conjure the discomfort and dissonance of this reality.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2022
  • Bieker writes to make sense of her characters’ worst inclinations, to conjure empathy even for unforgivable choices.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 10 May 2022
  • Japanese horror lifts the thin curtain between the living and the dead, conjuring up vengeful ghosts and high-tech demons in transgressive tales of madness, mutation, and death.
    — Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In Portugal, some recent California expats have taken it upon themselves to make the pitch for how to conjure a bit of their home state while living abroad.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
  • Throughout most of the novel, Bett and Boyd conjure the poet’s sensibility of Kawakami’s prose with great skill, and co-translation is a strange art.
    — Idra Novey, The Atlantic, 22 May 2022
  • Leave it to the British to conjure up some cheeky celebrity dirt.
    — Devon Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 17 Jan. 2018
  • With two outs in the sixth, the Padres finally conjured a run.
    — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2017
  • Also: Just ask, and David will still conjure wines to match.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The rest of the team left, conjured the plan and returned a few hours later to make sure the home was secure.
    — Shandel Richardson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • What magic did Khloé have to conjure to get that IG name?
    — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The Nun 2 has conjured up a winner at the box office this weekend.
    — Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Summer conjures vacations at the seashore, the cry of gulls, warm sand between the toes and evening fires on the beach.
    — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2019
  • For some, a glazed donut conjures up images of tasty treats from Krispy Kreme or Dunkin’.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The cards are then spread on a round table where Wind will sit and conjure his mischief.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • But in this case, Putin has conjured up his own nemesis.
    — Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023
  • Although the name might conjure a place that's a little rough around the edges, don't be fooled—the food at Stinky's is top notch.
    — Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
  • But it’s not a piece of cake to conjure up, and conditions matter.
    — Lisa Damour, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Now think about what that brand name conjures up today.
    — Matt Sebra, GQ, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Nothing left for Merlin to do but conjure himself a job in the NFL.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022
  • All of that was about building lasting bonds that words alone do not conjure up.
    — Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Your third-grade DIY volcano could not conjure up such feels.
    — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019

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