feel compelled

idiom

: to feel required (to do something)
I felt compelled to leave.

Examples of feel compelled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web So Trump technically remains good law even if the Supreme Court is forbidden from enforcing it, and lower courts may feel compelled to honor that decision. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024 The extra glass and white finish highlight all the space surrounding our black full ATX motherboard, to the point that some of you may feel compelled to put a radiator up front, a longer graphics card, or both, just to fill the space. PCMAG, 3 Aug. 2024 And to what extent will Netanyahu feel compelled to heed Biden’s pressure? Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 22 July 2024 When the intestinal tract is not full, the body doesn’t feel compelled to eliminate waste. Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for feel compelled 

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“Feel compelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20compelled. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.

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