Fashionable patterns evoked the activities and interests of the royal court, such as hunting scenes or the quadriga (four-horse chariot).

She saw feet sinking into the thick pile of the new rugs whose abstract patterns evoked the work of contemporary artists.

Structure and pattern evoke relationships.

For instance, in "Green Variation II" (2003), the pattern evokes a feeling of a field of tall wind-blown grasses.

Sometimes in the past, Ms. De Keersmaeker's patterns have evoked turbulent emotions.

When combined, these patterns evoke life's subconscious, a powerful system of impulses, which changes everything from reason to instinct.

Associations can be formed by allowing two networks to intersect and interact so that patterns of activity in one network can evoke predictable patterns in the other.

At the moment, the pattern evokes images of large carnivorous plants.

Gesturally drawn, semi-abstract patterns in black or red over brushy white grounds evoke tropical blossoms, leaves and vines, while wavy lines represent the ocean.

The choreographic patterns sometimes evoked a pleasant stroll; other times they resembled steps from a folk dance.