compelling

Example Sentences

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While the selloff has largely stabilized, the broad repricing hasn’t been reversed, leaving many companies racing to successfully articulate a compelling future to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But the mystery proved too compelling to ignore.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

“The notion that they inadvertently failed to add reports to this case is just not compelling to this court. This is something that should have been looked at and it wasn’t.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Lewis admitted some of the witness stories were compelling and "would have an effect" on him as he pondered them before his rational self took over.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The housing shortage continued to grow, compelling more families to push into new neighborhoods.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield