compulsion

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, our compulsion to glean some broader significance from Carol’s story cannot help but wander into that territory.

From Salon

Gopal said he keeps a sign on his desk that reads “Do not act with compulsion.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As Lucca quickly discovers, X’s compulsion for fictitious identity arose from a practical need.

From Washington Post

After spending his days listening to his patients unload about their toxic spouses, their compulsions and their dating troubles, he grows increasingly frustrated by their lack of action — or, as Paul calls it, “compassion fatigue.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t feel, as the director of the Idaho Department of Correction, the compulsion to ask my staff to do that,” Tewalt said.

From Washington Times