Sentence examples for eliciting laughs from inspiring English sources

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"Thank you, Spider-Man," Officer Reyes said, eliciting laughs from those nearby.

"Let's say Jeb Bush is president: ay, ay, ay," he groaned, eliciting laughs.

No, the CFDA show seemed more polished than ever the videos of finalists eliciting laughs, the speeches mercifully short and tweaked with humility.

But his insistence on eliciting laughs by making fun of Indian English is tiresome, and his generalisations about Indian culture are at times off-key.

He recited two more before returning to his seat, one called "Skull on the Post," the other "Pelvic Bone in the Canyon," each of them eliciting laughs and applause from a crowd less interested in iambs and trochees than in a sense of place and a story they could relate to.

"I've only been looking for 20 years," she said, eliciting laughs.

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The remark elicited laughs and lightened the mood.

"Crimes of the Heart" should elicit laughs, not just indulgent smiles.

She was devoted to and not dismissive of Helen Keller, whose name elicited laughs from the audience.

It never fails to elicit laughs as one absurd discovery after another comes tumbling forth.

That elicited laughs from the reporters, but that was not his intent.

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