impelling

Example Sentences

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One of the pleasures of writing for me is to discover what is it that is impelling me to engage with these characters.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022

“Get at Me Dog” is an impelling and incendiary piece of music, like four minutes of a bomb going off.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2021

In a flash, rain poured and wind whipped at once, blowing trash onto the field and impelling a rapid response from the grounds crew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2019

Throughout the set, Mr. Raghavan fed his own chancy energy into the mix, playing lines of lacing beauty and impelling the others to put their weight forward, onto the balls of their feet.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2017

He was excited and something was impelling him to become more excited.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright