Explore Compels through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Compels meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of compel
Using Compels
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of compel
- In the example corpus, compels often appears in combinations such as: that compels, compels the, compels us.
Context around Compels
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Compels
- In this selection, "compels" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, crisis, initiatives, collection, businesses, silvergate and educators stand out and add context to how "compels" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include discomfort that compels you in and disorienting twist compels us to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "compels" sits close to words such as abington, abled and adorno, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with compels
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In both embodiments, she compels our utmost attention. (8 words)
The agreement compels Silvergate to assist with the investigation. (9 words)
Still, having had that prior experience compels me to mention it. (11 words)
The group’s Chief Technology Officer, Kekeletso Khena, says the policy should be framed in the same way as the one that was introduced by the Department of Basic Education, which compels educators to make pregnancies of minors a notifiable incident. (41 words)
The world federation is a signatory to the UN Sport for Climate Action Framework, which compels the governing body to create sustainable events as well as advocate for climate action according to the Paris Agreement. (35 words)
The combination of able leadership with the varied composition of Fano compels us to come up with objective reasons, rather than incompetence, to account for the divisions and lack of a unifying political manifesto. (34 words)
What is it about vulnerable stories and that discomfort that compels you in your creativity? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
He identifies key trends in international taxation, such as the ongoing economic globalization that compels businesses to operate across multiple countries.
It's hit or miss most of the time, the kind of movie that only compels if it manages to grasp the viewer's attention from the get-go.
Moreover, the city’s commitment to digital transformation initiatives compels businesses to modernize their technology systems to drive growth.
Some displays will provoke more response than others, but the totality of the collection compels you to consider the inhumanity of any genocide, anywhere, anytime.
Still, having had that prior experience compels me to mention it.
The agreement compels Silvergate to assist with the investigation.
The group’s Chief Technology Officer, Kekeletso Khena, says the policy should be framed in the same way as the one that was introduced by the Department of Basic Education, which compels educators to make pregnancies of minors a notifiable incident.
The world federation is a signatory to the UN Sport for Climate Action Framework, which compels the governing body to create sustainable events as well as advocate for climate action according to the Paris Agreement.
If a rocky market compels investors to seek safer harbors, they will likely flee in droves from these risky names.
In both embodiments, she compels our utmost attention.
That knowledge compels us to learn the special revelation of ideas like redemption in the truth of God’s Word.
The combination of able leadership with the varied composition of Fano compels us to come up with objective reasons, rather than incompetence, to account for the divisions and lack of a unifying political manifesto.
This disorienting twist compels us to reconsider the meaning of the story.
What is it about vulnerable stories and that discomfort that compels you in your creativity?
A driver told Radio Dabanga that the continuing fuel crisis compels driver to buy petrol at the commercial price or from the parallel market.
Feedback on “Council compels FAI board to call emergency meeting over controversial terms of government bailout”.
He does all sorts of things with words: sells, spells, tells, compels, rhymes.
I’ll also preempt the M&A question by repeating what I’ve said earlier: I do not agree that the MAX crisis compels us to acquire another carrier.
It compels us to let a ship of stranded people dock in our safe harbors, to knock on our older neighbor’s door.
Meat-processing plant workers are concerned about President Donald Trump’s that compels plants to remain open during the coronavirus pandemic.
Common combinations with compels
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- that compels 10×
- compels the 8×
- compels us 8×
- which compels 6×
- compels you 4×
- it compels 3×
- he compels 3×
- compels businesses 2×
- experience compels 2×
- compels me 2×