How do you use Invoking in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Invoking meaning
present participle and gerund of invoke
Using Invoking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of invoke
- In the example corpus, invoking often appears in combinations such as: invoking the, by invoking, invoking his.
Context around Invoking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Invoking
- In this selection, "invoking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rule, indeed, lives, amount, god and curry stand out and add context to how "invoking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include access without invoking legal action and act by invoking its power. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "invoking" sits close to words such as academies, ambushed and appease, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with invoking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Invoking that could create more chaos. (6 words)
Invoking the word terrorism will not get me to back off of my position. (14 words)
A blessing, generally carried out by a priest, consists of invoking God's benevolence on a person. (17 words)
And, of course, the side benefit of that is all of a sudden Trump’s lawyers are going to be invoking the speedy trial act. They’re going to want to get that done as quickly as possible instead of extending it way off until after the election. (48 words)
He added that he and his co-plaintiffs are not seeking any damages or other payment besides the coverage of their legal fees and that they are not claiming that the politicians and other decision makers had any ill intent in drafting or invoking the act. (46 words)
Congress itself can act, by invoking its power of impeachment, which it can do in any case to convict a president or other official of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours”, and then voting to remove them from office. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Indeed, invoking an infinity of unseen universes to explain the unusual features of the one we do see is just as ad hoc as invoking an unseen Creator.
In most states, once the point differential is reduced to below the mercy rule-invoking amount, normal timing procedures resume until either the end of the game or the mercy rule-invoking point differential is re-established.
A blessing, generally carried out by a priest, consists of invoking God's benevolence on a person.
Although both Lester and Lorincz claimed that they acted out of fear for their lives, invoking a right to “stand their ground,” compelling evidence suggests racist aggression played a role in each.
And, of course, the side benefit of that is all of a sudden Trump’s lawyers are going to be invoking the speedy trial act. They’re going to want to get that done as quickly as possible instead of extending it way off until after the election.
Any “hypocritical double standards” could only implicate others, never absolve Thomas — at least without invoking the “well, Jamie’s mom let’s her do it” doctrine.
A popular slogan spotted here is ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’, invoking the larger demand against the historical occupation of Palestinian territories.
Congress itself can act, by invoking its power of impeachment, which it can do in any case to convict a president or other official of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanours”, and then voting to remove them from office.
Corrections Commissioner Nick Deml began his testimony in front of the House Committee on Corrections and Institutions on Tuesday by invoking his time serving in Afghanistan.
Driscoll kicked off the meeting by invoking the city’s history, citing the fact that Lynn used to be the largest shoe manufacturer in the nation.
Fans and media can appreciate her greatness without constantly invoking Curry to understand her style of play.
Ferrante, invoking her past experience working with Spilka on economic development issues, said she looked forward to cooperation among the two branches.
For example, she Donald Trump’s presidency to Nazi Germany, invoking the memory of Jews murdered by the Nazi regime.
He added that he and his co-plaintiffs are not seeking any damages or other payment besides the coverage of their legal fees and that they are not claiming that the politicians and other decision makers had any ill intent in drafting or invoking the act.
I’m invoking all this because, as a green citizen, I believe that serious environmental damage is baked-in and on its way.
In the suit, Schon claimed he tried to gain access without invoking legal action for many months, to no avail.
Invoking that could create more chaos.
Invoking the word terrorism will not get me to back off of my position.
It begins by invoking former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick’s famous speech to the Republican National Convention in 1984 when President Ronald Reagan was nominated for a second term.
It’s almost impossible to reflect on the life of Rosalynn Carter without invoking her husband since he was the President of the United States.
Common combinations with invoking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- invoking the 71×
- by invoking 31×
- invoking his 9×
- in invoking 9×
- of invoking 7×
- be invoking 5×
- without invoking 5×
- for invoking 5×
- is invoking 5×
- invoking an 4×