compelled

Example Sentences

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At one point Jonathan asked for an advance on his inheritance, a request Isak felt compelled to accept to maintain their relationship, the judge said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“They felt compelled to back me, not just to level the playing field, but to win,” Roy told The Texas Tribune.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

The government, he argued, compelled Google to open them and identify which users happened to be near the bank.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

If there were spaces, I was compelled to fill them, and the books were doing that.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers