compelled
Example Sentences
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Yet she felt compelled to keep that passion hidden.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Carl, now a published author, feels compelled to bring a disturbing matter to his old colleagues’ attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
But I did, because I was compelled to follow a problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
"If a woman is compelled to struggle so hard for her daughters' education, it shows that government education schemes are not reaching people adequately," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
