compel
verb (used with object)
to force or drive, especially to a course of action.
have been compelling
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present perfect progressiveof compel.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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His words must have been compelling because what we saw in the second half must place this game among the most memorable between these teams for a terribly long time.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
To be sure, there have been compelling arguments for owning stocks in recent months.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2022
If not for a failed one-on-one and a missed penalty kick before intermission, the second half would have been compelling.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2022
That said, there have been compelling stories involving big names already this season.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
She turned upon him eyes which might have been compelling enough under certain circumstances, but whose glance was lost upon the man before her.
From The Law of the Land by Emerson Hough
