compelled

Example Sentences

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They are difficult because a language is being compelled to testify, and because a poet is asking who can bear witness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To be made to feel shame for this — including feeling compelled to reduce any conversation to whispers — could only be an exercise rooted in elitism.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The government, he argued, compelled Google to open them and identify which users happened to be near the bank.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

A strange sense of duty, not to mention a powerful curiosity, compelled him to join.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart