impel

Example Sentences

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Inflation has tapered to 1.7% annually, which may impel the European Central Bank to cut interest rates below their current 2%.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Our brain is ultimately a practical device that can be fooled only for a time, until negative conditions created by lies impel it to "recalibrate" itself.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2023

John Bulkeley, the Wager’s gunner, a weapons expert and “instinctive leader” whose Bible-inspired narrative gifts would impel him to write an indelible account of events.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023

Every time they fully engage with a feeling and choose functional behavior, they strengthen their emotional intelligence and make it more likely that that feeling won’t impel them toward unhealthy habits in the future.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2021

He saw enough in her face to impel him to take her hand and hold it while he said his lingering good night “Will you go to the races again?” he asked.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin