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Example Sentences

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The official also cited concerns from Gentile that prosecutors had elicited false testimony.

From BBC

Oxford defines "rage bait" as "online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted" in order to increase web traffic or engagement.

From Barron's

Asking exhausted organisers how the project was going normally elicited more tired laughs or horrified stares than answers.

From BBC

According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, it is defined as online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive.

From BBC

Still, Lick and others concede that the mere mention of an Amazon partnership generally elicits reactions, both from the companies that benefit and the ones that appear to be in the way.

From MarketWatch