Sentence examples for compelled a from inspiring English sources

Bad weather compelled a final retreat.

There were reports that Sadie compelled a few men to walk the plank.

Considerations of "public policy and convenience" therefore compelled a judicial recognition of immunity from suits arising from official acts.

Duveen made the names familiar, and compelled a reverence for them because he extracted such overwhelming prices for them.

In 2007, in San Francisco, federal prosecutors compelled a steroids dealer to cooperate with Major League Baseball as part of his plea agreement.

The Court of Appeals reversed on the ground that, despite Missouri law, the 'plenary character of § 5(11) * * * with its consequent preemptive nature' compelled a contrary result.

But I can't find one who's come around to Bush's position on Social Security simply because the actuarial tables compelled a conversion.

Hobsbawm's lecture compelled a generation to think more truthfully and less romantically about the trajectory and momentum of the labour and socialist project.

"It never occurred to me that your life could be a movie," Mr. Ke said, "and that compelled a sense of mission in me".

After millions of refugees crossed its border, India joined the war on behalf of the new nation of Bangladesh and within weeks compelled a Pakistani surrender.

This has compelled a new generation of Kashmiris to articulate their frustration through social networking sites and YouTube in order to make known the torment of Kashmir.