compel

Example Sentences

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In 2023, the year after five Tampa Bay Rays players declined to wear rainbow logos for Pride Night, Manfred said the league would no longer compel players to do so.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The letters, obtained by The Wall Street Journal through a public records request, compel companies to preserve records while the state’s Department of Justice pursues subpoenas after it reopened a probe earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Did the nation’s history and traditions set up this double standard and “allow Idaho to compel this sacrifice”? Winmill observed that Seyb had produced significant evidence to the contrary.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

The excitement for the stock’s advance is also likely to compel many investors to sell puts on SpaceX stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

“Close your mouth,” said Minya, her voice like ice, and Sarai saw that it infuriated her that she couldn’t compel the living to obey her as easily as she did the dead.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor