compelled

Example Sentences

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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

In 1932, the rise of Nazism compelled him to immigrate to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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 only Clare had not gathered the mushrooms in one spot, the humans might not have felt compelled to destroy them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman