compelled

Example Sentences

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A rematch clause exists and, given the back-and-forth nature of those 11 rounds, it is a path both men may feel compelled to take.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

What if, after your 10-minute daily allotment, you are captivated and feel compelled to read further?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"I just felt compelled, drawn to do it."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“If consumers were compelled to live within their means, real consumer spending right now would be in a borderline recessionary state,” writes veteran economist David Rosenberg, head of Rosenberg Research.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

His mind kept returning to the phrases he’d been compelled to think: “...Brush your teeth and kill the germs. Poison apples, poison worms. The missing aren't missing, they're only departed....”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart