be compelled
Example Sentences
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In the middle of his hours-long deposition, Bill Clinton is asked whether Donald Trump should be compelled to testify.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
"We should be compelled by these findings to care for these creatures with rich and beautiful minds and ensure they continue to exist."
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
“The agency can go to court and seek the records to be compelled from the individual who is served with the subpoena. But it has to do that extra step to make it enforceable.”
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026
“Stellantis must be compelled to live up to their commitments to Canadian workers,” said Lana Payne, the union’s president, in a post on X.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
It didn’t matter what I might be compelled to do to make money.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
