How to Use feel compelled in a Sentence
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The risk is that with Taiwanese identity at a historic high, and U.S. backing for the island never stronger, Beijing may feel compelled to act.
—Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024
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Nobody should feel compelled to be a purist, Hoadley says.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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And not to be overlooked—do not feel compelled to do all your shopping in one day.
—Mia Taylor, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
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Most honorees feel compelled to make the trip to the insurance capital of the world.
—Leo Mirani, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
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His hope is that other states feel compelled to replicate the model.
—Angelica Mari, WIRED, 18 Aug. 2023
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Why do characters in thrillers feel compelled to return to the scenes of their worst traumas?
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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Millions of people wear them and still don’t feel compelled to leave their phones behind.
—Rhett Jones / Gizmodo, Quartz, 31 May 2024
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Not having Jonathan Taylor is a massive blow and Richardson may feel compelled to put the team on his back.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
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Don't feel compelled to follow this list of elements to a T, says Varner.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
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The Fed might then feel compelled to keep borrowing rates high well into 2024 or even raise them further this year.
—Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
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Similar to games, these apps require a steady stream of users to get hooked on samples of the programs and feel compelled to keep spending to see how the show ends.
—Mike Isaac, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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The officiating was bad, bad enough where someone in charge should feel compelled to act on it.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
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Her siblings, for instance, might also feel compelled to stay home.
—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
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Will people who skipped the original feel compelled to go back and watch it before the new installment?
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
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Someone who has been more and more real in her portrayal of herself so that others might feel compelled to do the same.
—Renee Marie Schettler, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2023
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Someone who has been more and more real in her portrayal of herself so that others might feel compelled to do the same.
—Renee Marie Schettler, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2023
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News of the likely vote broke the night before Legend's discussion with the outlet, which led the musician to feel compelled to speak out.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
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Some actors feel compelled to pay for services that can help, typically for about $40 for a half hour with all the bells and whistles.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
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Chances are you’ll still get lost, or feel compelled to construct one of those corkboards Freddy uses to keep track of the major players.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
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Some might feel compelled to spend more time and effort compliling their own returns.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2022
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The question is, does a large enough contingency of the Actors Branch feel compelled to vote for Sandler after snubbing him in the past?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 11 Jan. 2023
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And some art world experts believe the moral argument has gained more support, and that the industry will this time feel compelled to get on board.
—New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
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Fortunately, many people feel compelled to right wrongs — just not always the same ones.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
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Fortunately, many people feel compelled to right wrongs -- just not always the same ones.
—Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
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The Saudis hold the Palestinian leadership in low regard but feel compelled to join the rest of the Arab world in condemning Israel.
—Bernard Haykel, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2024
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The students feel compelled to follow Eva’s example of finding strength and pride in their identity.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2023
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The students feel compelled to follow Eva’s example of finding strength and pride in their identity.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2023
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Some people feel compelled to make money, win fame, or build empires, but those were not what drove the soft-spoken but quick-witted wordsmith Mary L. Bradford.
—Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
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But in the end, the board, Ms. Redstone and Bob Bakish, the company’s chief executive, did not feel compelled to pursue any of the combinations.
—New York Times, 29 May 2022
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Will such a move pass muster with regulators, or will come across as a challenge that regulators feel compelled to respond to?
—Kylie Robison, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2024
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