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Discover Ludwig"they were compelled" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means that someone or something forced or obligated someone to do something. Example: The protesters were passionate about their cause, but they were compelled by the police to disperse and leave the area.
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They were compelled.
They were compelled to participate in them.
They were compelled to move again.
When the Indians had gold they were compelled to part with it; when they had none they were compelled to hunt for it.
Its members had asked God to hear the songs they were compelled to sing.
It wasn't until something went wrong that they were compelled to intervene".
They were compelled to keep a dry skin, and they always dressed in white.
After repeated years of crop failure, they were compelled to abandon their towns and disperse across the land.
Many voters said they were compelled to come after they were told their county — and votes — wouldn't count.
But if they were compelled to save in designated pension schemes 'gloom over the housing market is not implausible'.
The airlines said they would stop carrying animals altogether if they were compelled to retrofit cargo areas.
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