The phrase "evoke thoughts" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to bring or call forth specific thoughts or feelings in someone. Example: The painting of a serene landscape evoked thoughts of peacefulness and tranquility in the viewers.
Mr Stoddart's brilliant sense of realism may evoke thoughts of the outback among Australian viewers.
Will it evoke thoughts of Don Corleone or Jor-El or Maria Schneider?
But the matchup will also evoke thoughts of good times past for the long-suffering fans of both franchises.
The words March Madness generally evoke thoughts of opening-round upsets and classic finals, but the best basketball is often played in the regionals.
Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Tupac Shakur will remain forever young, and pictures of them evoke thoughts of what might have been.
Beloved as Mr. Mandela is, his image did not evoke thoughts of carefree days spent on the beach, strolling through a vineyard or hiking around a game reserve.
During the first hour, the room hardly evoked thoughts of home cooking.
Just to walk in evokes thoughts of potlucks and vegetarian diets.
And if it was eavesdropping, then it inevitably evokes thoughts of the N.F.L. scandal in which the New England Patriots used video cameras to record opposing coaches' signals during games.
"Sometimes before we can usher in the new, the old must be put to rest," Qyburn, Cersei's co-conspirator, says, evoking thoughts of Brexit voting demographics.
While the Great Falls is still an impressive natural wonder, the city of Paterson -- with its crumbling factories and urban woes -- evokes thoughts of war, not of banishing them.
