Collocations for "compelling"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "compelling" in context.
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compel
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- compelled him to [work, study, dismiss, stay, answer]
- [duty, honor, his conscience] compelled him to [work, speak out]
- something compels me to [go, stay, say]
- I feel compelled to [tell you, remind you, do, write]
- [an invisible, a strange, an unknown] force compelled me to
- compelled by [an invisible] force (to)
- compelled by the threat of [dismissal, losing, punishment]
- compel [arbitration, payment, attendance]
- [power, a motion, an order] to compel [arbitration, attendance]
- compel payment of [taxes, debt]
- her [beauty, striking features] compelled attention
- [fear, the dictator, the principal] compelled obedience
- compel attention from [workers, students, soldiers, children]
- compel the attention of (the) [workers]
'compelling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):