How to Use evocative in a Sentence

evocative

adjective

• He wrote a powerful and evocative biography.
• There’s something so evocative about a tragic song sung under blazing mid-day sun.
  — Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 11 May 2021
• Illuminating and evocative, the book sold over 1m copies and was adapted for the screen.
  — The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
• Fragrances are highly evocative of times, places and memories, and can magic up many a Proustian moment.
  — Kristin Larson, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
• Here was a teenager who could articulate the psychic tornado of adolescence in evocative, pithy lyrics.
  — Kate Dwyer, Marie Claire, 14 Apr. 2021
• Why do 5- and 6-year-olds get to attend kindergarten, with its evocative and obviously German name?
  — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2021
• The book is packed with gorgeous photos of people and neighborhoods as well as of food, and the prose is wonderfully evocative, lyrical and precise.
  — John Willoughby, WSJ, 26 May 2021
• There are certain nods to how a straightforward documentary would treat the interviews, like walks through neighborhoods and evocative b-roll.
  — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
• While the historic Slane Castle provides an evocative backdrop to the brand, Alex emphasizes that the whiskey must earn its place on its own merits.
  — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
• Still evocative and technically dazzling, Yamada’s visual style has evolved some since her move to Science Saru.
  — Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
• Housed in an edgy black speckled vessel with apothecary-style labels and evocative scent descriptions, the candles have quickly built a dedicated following.
  — Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
• The filmed production looks great, with lovely and evocative lighting by Mickey Mounarath and a spacey sound design by Marc Akiyama.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021
• 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
• The purple cap is evocative of dreams and the vast reaches of space.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• Meehan’s work also is evocative of JR, the French photographer and street artist, though she has been influenced by many artists who activate public spaces.
  — Washington Post, 1 May 2021
• 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
• 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
• Bai made the evocative costumes out of netting, clay, and more.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• At night, the poppies catch the light and cast an evocative glow into the courtyard below.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
• These are some of the most evocative memories of my childhood.
  — Leila Najafi, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 8 Dec 2024