compelled
Example Sentences
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Across the nation, anti-Muslim fervor was so strong that Bush was compelled to explain to the American people that freedom of religion was still in the Bill of Rights.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
For some, this may conflict with the image they feel compelled to maintain as parents, as strong people who can protect those they love.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Yaël Braun-Pivet, the president of France's National Assembly, said: "I refuse to allow women to be compelled to step aside in order to meet the demands of foreign visitors."
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Father Damien is so compelled in the 1880s to tend to a Hawaiian flock of lepers—among whom he lives and whose indigenous language he learns—that he ultimately contracts the disease from them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“You three go on,” said Reynie, who felt strangely compelled to see the list up close.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
