be compelled
Example Sentences
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Kumar said he would forever be connected to the victims' families, who had long called for a judge-led statutory inquiry, meaning witnesses would be compelled to give evidence.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
"We should be compelled by these findings to care for these creatures with rich and beautiful minds and ensure they continue to exist."
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
“The agency can go to court and seek the records to be compelled from the individual who is served with the subpoena. But it has to do that extra step to make it enforceable.”
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026
“Stellantis must be compelled to live up to their commitments to Canadian workers,” said Lana Payne, the union’s president, in a post on X.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Two congressmen and future presidents, James Madison and James Monroe, would arrive after him and be compelled to sleep on wooden benches in the tavern’s public room!
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
