compelled

Example Sentences

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If your first date is on Valentine’s Day, which is brave already, you may feel compelled to show up with something in hand.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, as a color commentator for NFL games on Fox Sports, he might feel compelled to remain neutral — but the Super Bowl is on NBC this year, so Brady won’t be calling that game.

From Los Angeles Times

Rachel Tzvia Back felt compelled to write “The Dark-Robed Mother” because she wanted to depict certain aspects of depression that she hadn’t encountered in any other memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the 1840s, anti-Catholic nativists insisted that the foreign-born should likewise be excluded, or at least compelled to wait longer than the customary five years of residency before earning voting rights.

From The Wall Street Journal

City had genuine interest in Florian Wirtz, who eventually went to Liverpool, but felt compelled to drop out of the running for the German over the total cost of the deal.

From BBC