Example Sentences

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In fact, it’s my deep affection for the genre that has compelled me to raise what I assume will be an unpopular opinion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

Why do you think this beat has compelled them?

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2025

But it is also true that the explosion of prominence of this issue has compelled a speedier response from the government than we would otherwise have seen.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Consciousness has compelled philosophers since Plato, but over the last three decades, neuroscientists have entered the fray.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 25, 2023

A man does not declare that he has seen something contrary to his expectations and habits of mind unless observation has compelled him to admit it.

From Introduction to the Study of History by Berry, George Godfrey