Examples of “invoke” in a Sentence

verb To call on something, such as a rule, law, or higher power, for support or justification.

• During the meeting, the manager invoked company policy to explain why the request could not be approved.
• The lawyer invoked a little-known clause to defend her client.
• She invoked her right to remain silent.

verb Computing: to cause a program, function, or command to run.

• When you click the button, it invokes a command that saves your work.
• Our program invokes the backup tool automatically every night at midnight.
• The script invokes a separate function to process each file.