- present participle of compel.
compelling
Example Sentences
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He said the Wendy’s Biggie value menu had become “increasingly complex,” which had made it “less compelling and less effective.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
This run of episodes features the Seattle Seahawks—my home team—which I find less compelling than the prospect of seeing where the Lady Greyhounds end up.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Uganda recently provided a compelling example to illustrate the point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I’m always looking at a way to turn something I find compelling into something I think people may find compelling.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The clay hypothesis hardly excludes life on Mars, but it certainly carries us far enough to say that there is no compelling evidence for microbiology on Mars.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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