elicit
Example Sentences
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That the team knew it was on shaky ground is backed up by testimony Grassley elicited last month in a hearing with executives from the three telecom providers who received Smith subpoenas.
A real showboater is someone whose very mention elicits warm, fuzzy memories of flamboyant flicks and trickery.
From BBC
At the end, Ms. Coppola manages to elicit a suggestion that, during a difficult childhood, Mr. Jacobs would retreat to his room to build a fantasy realm as a kind of healing.
All the friendliness, the kindly concern that I had half-believed in—all a device to elicit information.
From Literature
The Y2K aesthetic elicits a young girl’s diary.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
