compel

Example Sentences

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Tessa Gregory, the human rights lawyer, said the state needed to be held accountable and a statutory public inquiry would have the power to compel witnesses and look at these issues in detail.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

If courts allow his suit to proceed, they will finally compel immigration agents to operate within the Constitution—or face consequences for defying it.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

The trickle-down effects of this equation are significant enough to affect employment and, over time, compel media companies to consider mergers and acquisitions to maintain their positions in the market, Marshall added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Rate traders, meanwhile, are digesting minutes of the Fed’s March policy meeting, in which a growing number of officials said war-related inflation might compel the need for interest-rate hikes before the end of the year.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“Neither sleet nor rain nor a half inch of snow will compel me to dress like a lumberjack.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman