compelled
Example Sentences
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Yaël Braun-Pivet, the president of France's National Assembly, said after the visit: "I refuse to allow women to be compelled to step aside in order to meet the demands of foreign visitors."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
He said he felt compelled to raise the issue because he saw a lot of children and pregnant women at the restaurant.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
But I did, because I was compelled to follow a problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Across the nation, anti-Muslim fervor was so strong that Bush was compelled to explain to the American people that freedom of religion was still in the Bill of Rights.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
The rosebushes were scratching intently at the windows, but I directed his focus to the sheet of paper waiting there for him, and compelled him to pick up the pen.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
