How to Use evoke in a Sentence

evoke

verb
Definition of evokenext
Synonyms for evokenext
  • The old house evoked memories of his childhood.
  • His photographs evoke the isolation and solitude of the desert.
  • The first half passed with no score in a highly defensive game, and there were few moments to evoke cheers.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The labels evoke just the right notes of classic luxury, and the fragrances are higher-end as well.
    — Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2022
  • All the while chain curtains evoke the surveyor tools Banneker would have used to map out the city.
    — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Neither does the proliferation of movies that evoke the wonder and glory of the movie past.
    — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Daytime gods evoke the sun; the moon goddess, a nighttime deity, is sometimes a wife and sometimes a mother to the sun.
    — Molly Enking, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
  • This fragrance features earthy and woody fragrances that evoke the vast openness of nature and its sensuality.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • At Pluck, the focus is on connecting guests to wines that evoke curiosity and emotion, while staying approachable and fun.
    — Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The costumes evoke the mid-20th century, with Azhnov at one point engaging in a bleak striptease and re-clothing himself in women’s garb.
    — Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The airport also offers a pre-security sensory room in its new Terminal A aimed at evoking a serene river scene.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Santiago Calatrava is best known for bridges that leap and budgets that soar, for vast and bony white-steel structures that evoke high-tech ruins of the future and cause fiscal ruin in the present.
    — Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Stadium designs evoke Arab culture, but also include new features, such as 974 shipping containers to make up a large portion of one new venue.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Some pay tribute to its cultural hallmarks: Glistening white walls evoke the country’s past as a pearl-diving hub; swooping curves represent the traditional dhow sailboat.
    — Lauren Tierney, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The shop, with a kitchen in the back, is meant to evoke home.
    — Jeannette Lee Falsey, Alaska Dispatch News, 6 Sep. 2017
  • But the style of the painting wasn't meant to evoke Kennedy's death.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 15 Feb. 2018
  • The writers work from the heart and the letters evoke a smile.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2017
  • The letters in the art evoke the colors in the scene for her.
    — Alexandra Wolfe, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Even the theme song was a hit and is still played to evoke the era.
    — NBC News, 15 Mar. 2010
  • Phillips’ loose lines and florid style evoke the smog-washed haze of the ‘80s.
    — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2022
  • But just as important is the mood evoked by the range as a whole.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 16 Dec. 2019
  • These are just a few of the memorable ads that have evoked fear, of course.
    — Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue, 26 Oct. 2018
  • The dish is garnished with greens that grow near the sea and a clam foam meant to evoke the ocean spray.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2018
  • But the red helms with the black, white and gold striping truly evoke the past.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2022
  • With the courage to evoke change, this is a great time to take an exciting risk.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The wooden ceiling slats are meant to evoke a sauna-like feeling in the space.
    — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The name is meant to evoke the image of a house viewed from the outside at night with all the windows aglow.
    — Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The six pieces are meant to evoke prairie fires, Wallace wrote on her website, annewallaceart.com.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
  • The scent is meant to evoke the aroma of a spicy cinnamon stick with a hint of cloves.
    — Rachel Simon, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Grief is something that takes time, both to evoke and to confront.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2022

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