These films are designed to elicit laughter from the audience.

But he elicited little response from the audience and left some listeners offended by what they said were patronizing or insensitive remarks.

Vogler's name was brought up during the broadcast, the mention eliciting a significant cheer from the audience.

Patterson gave the final performance of the evening, and she was dazzling, eliciting a roar from the less-than-capacity audience.

This one elicited quite a response from the audience.

While this elicited a few gasps from the audience, it did little else.

But the frenzied ovation the performance elicited from the audience was understandable.

All criminal action had to be punished, and neither the crime nor the criminal could elicit sympathy from the audience.

According to Coltrane, the goal of a musician was to understand these forces, control them, and elicit a response from the audience.

The piece elicited cheers and applause from the audience when both the girls broke into a rousing gospel song.