Sentence examples similar to elicited a declaration from inspiring English sources

Her anguish elicits a powerful declaration from the grandson, "I want a love that's unassimilated, sharp / as broken pots". The cruel edge of the broken piece has become a symbol of value and intensity.

His aides were scrambling to contain any fallout from the "stuff happens" remark, which had immediately elicited a response from President Obama, and echoed one of the most notorious statements of the Bush Administration: Rumsfeld's declaration during the chaos in Iraq that "stuff happens".

This elicited a laugh.

That elicited a response.

The joke elicited a respectful chuckle.

(This elicited a nervous half laugh).

Sure, every strikeout elicited a rousing ovation.

This elicited a lecture on organic feed.

Other questions elicited a simpler response.

The most distant booms barely elicited a response.

Jobs' passing elicited a vaguely panicked air.