compel
Example Sentences
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Sykes is one of several federal judges across the country that have tried to compel the government to resume bond hearings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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
The hope is that squeezing the regime economically will compel it to resume negotiations for a political solution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Rate traders, meanwhile, are digesting minutes of the Fed’s March policy meeting, in which a growing number of officials said war-related inflation might compel the need for interest-rate hikes before the end of the year.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
“You thought Father Olufemi would be clever enough to orchestrate such things? You thought he could compel warriors to kill their own for nearly a century undetected?”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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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