Sentences with elicit

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Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response. [VERB noun]
Phone calls elicited no further information. [VERB noun]
Nearly 24 years after her death, news of missing infant Azaria Chamberlain can elicit fervour throughout Australian society.
It's possible the police officers might have been trying to act boneheaded as a cunning tactic to elicit information from their subject.
To elicit a sharp retort
To elicit the truth
He has the kind of genial, unshockable manner that would be useful to someone whose work involves trying to elicit confidences.
To elicit an angry reply
To elicit facts

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