compel
Example Sentences
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The phone was stolen in October, one month after Lord Mandelson was sacked, but several months before MPs voted to compel the government to publish the relevant messages.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The Wall Street Journal said he had told national security officials to prepare for a long blockade to compel the Islamic republic to give up its nuclear programme.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
“Unfortunately, we’re not able to compel any action of an independent, sovereign government,” Wakefield replied.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
If courts allow his suit to proceed, they will finally compel immigration agents to operate within the Constitution—or face consequences for defying it.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
One day they would compel the earth to heave upward, and surrender the waiting dead.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing compel
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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The Bill of Rights
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