elicit
verb (used with object)
were eliciting
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past progressiveof elicit.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“So they stopped using a lot of the codes, the triggers, the keywords that were eliciting the kinds of enforcement actions against them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
Phrases like "Well, excuuuuuse me!" and "Naaaah!" became schoolyard mantras, and his concerts were eliciting rock-idol squeals.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was talking rapidly and her remarks were eliciting considerable laughter.
From Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
