impelling
Example Sentences
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One of the pleasures of writing for me is to discover what is it that is impelling me to engage with these characters.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022
“Get at Me Dog” is an impelling and incendiary piece of music, like four minutes of a bomb going off.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2021
In a flash, rain poured and wind whipped at once, blowing trash onto the field and impelling a rapid response from the grounds crew.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2019
They’re hard-wired behaviors that push animals toward the acquisition of medical knowledge — in this case, by impelling them to try the very flavors they normally shun.
From New York Times • May 18, 2017
He was excited and something was impelling him to become more excited.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
