elicit
verb (used with object)
had elicited
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past perfectof elicit.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The official also cited concerns from Gentile that prosecutors had elicited false testimony.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025
But it had begun to validate the excitement Brown had elicited in camp in 2021 before knee soreness landed him on injured reserve at the start of the season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Dorsey had also served as CEO of both Twitter and the online payments company Square, which had elicited criticism from investors that his time was too divided.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022
The choreographers, too, said that news of their latest venture had elicited “a little bit of side-eye,” as Taj put it, from their land-based colleagues.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Nobody had ever called me that before, and though I was automatically furious, deep down I was also flattered that I had elicited enough emotion to be worthy of the name.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
