Sentence examples for eliciting groans from inspiring English sources

Mr. Konitz dropped that word as a punch line, eliciting groans as well as applause.

"Competitive balance" was the "Call Me Maybe" of the lockout playlist, eliciting groans with every listen.

The postponement was announced at 8 25 p.m., eliciting groans from the considerable crowd lingering in the stadium's covered concourses.

Mr. Barclay's wife sends him an e-mail message with a daily to-do list, eliciting groans.

It would have been his second two-homer inning in four days, but Gathright caught the drive on the warning track in right-center, eliciting groans from a vocal contingent of Yankee fans in the Kauffman Stadium crowd of 35,518.

Replays on the scoreboard elicited groans.

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Her attitude elicited groans from Mel C and Cole, and in her audition this week in front of huge audience Cole can be heard saying, "She's really annoying".

That whole pile of disgruntled mess ended in Alabama's dominating victory, which elicited groans from everyone not explicitly a Crimson Tide fan.

Jon Huntsman elicited groans from the Republican audience at a debate for, of all things, speaking Mandarin, a linguistic accomplishment most people would consider laudable.

These words elicited groans, and a few dozen people raised signs that had been given out at the door that said "Agree" on one side and "Disagree" on the other.