The phrase "evoke joy" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing something that brings about feelings of happiness or delight.
Example: "The beautiful sunset seemed to evoke joy in everyone who witnessed it."
Alternatives: "inspire happiness" or "bring about joy."
Then there's another thing, which is just as difficult, and just as honourable, and that is to be able to evoke joy.
As Mark tells the story, in 16:1-8, the discovery of Jesus' empty tomb and the message that he is alive don't immediately evoke joy, wonder, relief, praise, confidence, excitement, or a desire to tell others.
Jams made with quince, figs, dates and apples, coconut jam which evoked purity and golden pumpkin jam, which evoked joy and happiness, were exchanged between families and offered to Muslim and Copt neighbours.
If that evokes joy at The Economist then I have a number of holdings you might be interested in acquiring at an appropriate price.Bill Watts Shepperton, SurreyThe following letters appear online onlyMade in BritainSIR – In one sense Rolls-Royce is a company that does not define the pattern of British manufacturing ("Coming in from the cold", January 10th).
Research from the University of Maryland Medical Center found that listening to joyful music can have a healthy effect on blood vessel function, and most of the participants in the study stated that country music is their favorite type of music that evokes joy. 3. Get outside Choose what you love to do.
But if any group has the right to reclaim Joy Division it is New Order, and the band does so on "Stray Dog" and on a track called "Singularity," which begins with eerie, wavering noises and a prominent bass line; both evoke Joy Division's sound, which was also New Order's early sound.
Using the clarinet's upper register, she could evoke infectious joy.
The strength of Mr. Roche's writing is in his poetic use of detail to evoke the joy of a bygone time and the disillusion that inevitably follows.
Louise Borden's straightforward story doesn't necessarily invite multiple rereadings, but it may soothe fears for third graders nervous about fourth grade, and Adam Gustavson's oil paintings evoke pure joy.
Yet the choreographer reminds us that the well-worn imperatives of archetypal Astaire-and-Rogers, Mickey-and-Judy scenarios -- boy meets girl, let's put on a show -- can evoke untold joy when harnessed to movement, melodies and words that spell them out with utter conviction in musical-comedy skywriting.
By choosing images that evoke the joy of life rather than the hardships, Rosi packs an unexpected emotional punch.
