compelled

Example Sentences

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To be made to feel shame for this — including feeling compelled to reduce any conversation to whispers — could only be an exercise rooted in elitism.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

It was something they too felt compelled to do.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

In 1932, the rise of Nazism compelled him to immigrate to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Or perhaps the person who laid out the page was compelled by an unconscious need to tell the truth.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson