Sentence examples for evoke connotations from inspiring English sources
The phrase "evoke connotations" is correct and commonly used in written English
It is usually used when describing something that brings to mind or suggests certain emotions, feelings, or ideas. Example: The painting's use of bright colors and bold brushstrokes evokes connotations of happiness and joy, reflecting the artist's optimistic nature.
"It is traditionally associated with preindustrial societies, and in its literal sense is much more likely to be prefixed by 'Sioux,' 'Zulu' or 'samurai' than by 'French' or 'Danish.' But it has been used to evoke connotations of valor, gallantry and honor for the modern military".
Ms. Lewis said taking away students' shoes, for example, evoked connotations of masters who did the same to punish slaves.
The term self-mutilation is also sometimes used, although this phrase evokes connotations that some find worrisome, inaccurate, or offensive.
Although we cannot exclude that some hypothetical names may evoke unintended connotations in some participants, we suggest that such connotations would be much stronger in the case of real names.
To evoke militaristic connotations, composers incorporated into their works instruments associated with the "janissary sound," like triangle, cymbals and bass drum, as Haydn does in the second and fourth movements here.
The wording in this layer turned out to evoke different connotations.
Meaning 'whole'intact'ct'in'in a God-given condition', it has been chosen to evoke positive connotations.
But the political label of "socialist," with its Cold War associations and images of government takeovers of private industry, evokes negative connotations for many Americans and is typically used as a slur against U.S. politicians.
Closets evoke other sinister connotations.
No, first, when people think of Newark … for a lot of the country, it doesn't evoke a great connotation.
No highway, no plaza, no white veneer can insulate any building from the connotations evoked by its forms.
