invoke

In a sentence

Six example sentences with invoke, each labelled with its topic.

• The defense invoked a forgotten statute from 1873, and the judge adjourned so both sides could read it properly.

  Law

• Whenever the debate stalls, someone invokes Occam's razor as if simplicity alone settled which theory was true.

  Philosophy

• The airline invoked a clause buried on page nine of the contract to cancel the order without penalty.

  Business

• The governor invoked emergency powers to reopen the bridge, citing a 1950s statute that had never been used before.

  Politics

• The coach invoked the rulebook's clear-path clause, and after a long review the referees awarded the extra free throw.

  Basketball

• The company invoked the open-source licence to demand the code, and the vendor published it within thirty days.

  Technology

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