How to Use evocative in a Sentence

evocative

adjective
  • He wrote a powerful and evocative biography.
  • Each of the Clans is detailed in the book through dozens of pieces of evocative art.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The best, most evocative lines of the play happen here, right at the close.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 23 June 2022
  • Unusual flutes and the sounds of seashells added to the evocative sounds of Talokan.
    — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Diaz is thrilled about the evocative new spot right in the heart of the action.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Scenes set in the '50s had a look evocative of Kodachrome, and those in the '60s, of Ektachrome.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The purple cap is evocative of dreams and the vast reaches of space.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Of all the folkloric names borne by full moons, this may be the best known and most evocative.
    — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • His mission was to preserve the evocative sounds that had caught his ear in the first place.
    — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
  • From there, each model's hair is piled atop their head in a style evocative of the 1800s.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Scroll through, read some of the brand's evocative descriptions of their scents, and pick up the one that speaks to you.
    — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The look was evocative of the classic stylings of glamorous Motown girl groups from the 1960s.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Bai made the evocative costumes out of netting, clay, and more.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Scroll through, read some of the brand's evocative descriptions of their scents, and pick up the one that speaks to you.
    — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 29 Nov. 2021
  • On the whole, the home is a quietly evocative mishmash.
    — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Joséphine wore a plain white gown evocative of a wedding dress.
    — Nathan Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
  • But somehow the term seems timeworn, and not at all evocative of the pleasures of the table.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The taste is evocative enough to bring me back to that night in 2016, and to keep my link to that world — my pre-covid career and self — alive.
    — Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Gomes’s life story was as evocative as any work of art.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • It’s all draped in an evocative sepia tone, more home-carved and burnished than late-night noir.
    — Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The flavors were just as evocative as the tart roadside berries gave way to notes of basil and rosehip tea.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The music is so evocative and transports you somewhere else, to a place that feels safe.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 3 May 2022
  • By night, take in the sound of Memphis; hearing the city can be even more evocative than seeing it.
    — Shelby Knick, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Then to dress the leaves with an equatorial fruit evocative of blue skies and green seas and balmy ease?
    — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Janey’s vision of the beaten horse is just one of the text’s many evocative images of pain, which becomes the book’s great theme.
    — Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The council voted to change the name to Belfield Drive, which might be less scary but is not nearly as evocative.
    — Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Coogan looks like she was born to play the role of Anya and her voice is generally strong and evocative.
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • At night, the poppies catch the light and cast an evocative glow into the courtyard below.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • Though not every belt is wholly evocative of the Y2K trend that featured bold, chunky belts to create shape on dresses and tunics, the statement is reworked for contemporary styles.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Other modern presidents have grasped how to create evocative images that tell stories.
    — Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025

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