Sentence examples for eliciting an from inspiring English sources

He flung it across the field and made an obscene gesture, eliciting an ejection.

Do not, under penalty of eliciting an aggrieved stare, call him a ghostwriter.

Darbyshire sidesteps the indulgences of retro nostalgia by eliciting an uneasy ambivalence.

The dining table tilted so much that food sometimes skidded south, eliciting an embarrassed look from Barack.

By coming up with a record, and by even eliciting an admission of blame by Indonesia, the reports exceeded expectation.

Kaepernick stood quickly and defiantly spun the ball toward the fallen defenders, eliciting an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for taunting.

(The Emiratis and the Egyptians have gone so far as to covertly bomb targets on Haftar's behalf, eliciting an unusual public rebuke by the U.S. government).

The roaring finale transformed a simple ascending diatonic scale into a vehicle for visceral catharsis, eliciting an approving roar from the audience.

Red light flooded the stage when the Wolf gobbled down the Duck, eliciting an audible gasp from young and old alike.

"No, Mr. Universal is not going to pay me for this job," Mr. Franks said, eliciting an audible "Oh!" from Mr. Corzine.

Sometimes, the boos would come first, boiling up from within the Yankee Stadium stands, eliciting an immediate rejoinder of cheers and applause.