compelled

Example Sentences

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When the subject of literature came up, Monroe seemed compelled to play to ditzy expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

“They felt compelled to back me, not just to level the playing field, but to win,” Roy told The Texas Tribune.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

The government, he argued, compelled Google to open them and identify which users happened to be near the bank.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

As the blockade continues, it will bite deeper, until Iran is compelled to halt extraction at outdated wells.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

She told him that Proteus, the wise old god of the sea, could show him how to prevent another such disaster, but that he would do so only if compelled.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton