compelled
Example Sentences
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Similarly, the warmer temperatures have compelled outdoor enthusiasts to hit the trails, increasing the odds of a run-in with the serpents.
From Los Angeles Times
If only Clare had not gathered the mushrooms in one spot, the humans might not have felt compelled to destroy them.
From Literature
He and Rev Ielpo had been "compelled" to turn back from the church, where Christ was also believed to have been buried and subsequently resurrected, it said.
From BBC
Guthrie told Kotb in a segment of their “Today” interview that she feels compelled to return because she considers the people she works with as family.
From Los Angeles Times
The longer the crisis in the Persian Gulf lasts, the more that governments will feel compelled to do.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
