compel

Example Sentences

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For years, animal welfare advocates and some politicians tried to compel the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

The lawsuit seeks to compel the school to comply with civil-rights law and recover millions of taxpayer dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

I guess that’s ExpressVPN’s way of trying to compel users to switch to its in-house protocol.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

She criticised the decision to toss out the subpoenas filed by her office, which sought to compel the central bank to produce information about cost overruns at renovations of its offices.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

What would compel every one of them to run in the opposite direction of where they were headed?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman