compelled
Example Sentences
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Cullen said she immediately felt compelled to capture the moment.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
They are difficult because a language is being compelled to testify, and because a poet is asking who can bear witness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
To be made to feel shame for this — including feeling compelled to reduce any conversation to whispers — could only be an exercise rooted in elitism.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
He was compelled by his restlessness to see or to hear something new.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
