How to Use conjure in a Sentence
conjure
verb- The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.
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Frades wanted to conjure a sense of memories past for parts of the story.
— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Chapters that delve into her childhood were more difficult to conjure.
— Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 -
There were moments of genius; moments that took the breath away, and moments that only Ronaldo could conjure up.
— Sam Pilger, Forbes, 15 June 2022 -
The plot doesn't totally come together yet the music and eye-popping visuals combine to conjure a wowing cosmic fever dream.
— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022 -
Revisiting those childhood memories conjured up images that inspired him to paint canvases that became part of the movie.
— Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024 -
But even though the indoors were warmer than the June night outside, the hot temperature was a fitting clime for an artist whose sensual songs conjure feelings of body heat and slick skin.
— Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 8 June 2022 -
Specifically, the rhythms in this song conjure up images of voodoo rituals, in some sort of midnight rendezvous with our unreliable narrator.
— Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 10 June 2022 -
To satisfy them, Acura is going to have to conjure up a Type S version with more horsepower and grippier rubber.
— Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 26 May 2022 -
How could two animated film characters conjure such a powerful emotional response in a hapless viewer in a mere 10 minutes?
— Longreads, 20 June 2022 -
There are rules designed to block clever traders from using offsetting bets to conjure tax savings, and the IRS argues Susquehanna broke them.
— Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 21 June 2022 -
Now, real life has started to take on a fantastical tinge: a text generator that can spit out a movie script, or an image generator that can conjure up visuals based on any combination of words.
— Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 11 June 2022 -
Leave it to the British to conjure up some cheeky celebrity dirt.
— Devon Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 17 Jan. 2018 -
With two outs in the sixth, the Padres finally conjured a run.
— Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 May 2017 -
Also: Just ask, and David will still conjure wines to match.
— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2020 -
The rest of the team left, conjured the plan and returned a few hours later to make sure the home was secure.
— Shandel Richardson, Sun-Sentinel.com, 8 Sep. 2017 -
What magic did Khloé have to conjure to get that IG name?
— Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2018 -
The Nun 2 has conjured up a winner at the box office this weekend.
— Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023 -
Summer conjures vacations at the seashore, the cry of gulls, warm sand between the toes and evening fires on the beach.
— Rich Heileman, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2019 -
For some, a glazed donut conjures up images of tasty treats from Krispy Kreme or Dunkin’.
— Gabi Thorne, Allure, 3 Aug. 2023 -
The cards are then spread on a round table where Wind will sit and conjure his mischief.
— David Segal, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022 -
But in this case, Putin has conjured up his own nemesis.
— Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2023 -
Although the name might conjure a place that's a little rough around the edges, don't be fooled—the food at Stinky's is top notch.
— Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023 -
But it’s not a piece of cake to conjure up, and conditions matter.
— Lisa Damour, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2020 -
Now think about what that brand name conjures up today.
— Matt Sebra, GQ, 7 Sep. 2017 -
Nothing left for Merlin to do but conjure himself a job in the NFL.
— Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 -
All of that was about building lasting bonds that words alone do not conjure up.
— Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018 -
Your third-grade DIY volcano could not conjure up such feels.
— Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019 -
For most of us, the word probably doesn’t conjure up the sexiest thoughts.
— Laurel Benedum, ELLE Decor, 21 Apr. 2020 -
What links them is the way both artists conjure motion that is contained within the frame, so that the gestures pulse and coil.
— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
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