compelled
Example Sentences
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Even some of the president’s longest and loudest advocates felt compelled to speak out.
From Los Angeles Times
“I was compelled to read it because of that.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Eritrea finds itself compelled to withdraw its membership from an organisation that has forfeited its legal mandate and authority; offering no discernible strategic benefit to all its constituencies," Eritrea's foreign ministry said on Friday.
From BBC
The group said it was "compelled" to go to court after the White House ignored concerns it raised in October.
From BBC
It also compelled me to step up my marital game by planning more date nights, taking more walks together and finally memorizing my wife’s coffee order.
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