Example Sentences

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Complete peace might elude him, but his journey has been compelling, and this documentary tells it well.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2022

The logic, for most courts, has been compelling.

From The Verge • Jan. 28, 2020

Callaghan says she began surfing aged two or three, and her attraction to the sport has been compelling ever since.

From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2017

"This is science that has been compelling for many years," said John Grunsfeld, who heads up Nasa's science division.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2012

So Corporal Merriwell has been compelling a plebe to perform menial services?

From Frank Merriwell's Chums by Standish, Burt L.