How to use "compel" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "compel" in popular movie and book plots

  • The fort is to be left under the command of Shvabrin, who takes advantage of the situation to try to compel Masha to marry him.  - The Captain's Daughter
  • Satan, attempting to fulfill the prophecy, kidnaps Orb and attempts to use magic to compel Orb to marry him.  - Being a Green Mother
  • Knowing that only a Cromwell can use the Gift, the Sinister Sisters transform Dylan into a dog to compel Marnie to comply with their demands.  - Return to Halloweentown
  • Poonam manages to compel Madhu to accompany her as her plight is pitiful.  - Kati Patang
  • Anita refuses, which prompts Salvador to go to another room to begin a spell that would compel Anita to obey her.  - The Laughing Corpse
  • They take Carol as a hostage to compel Jon to give them the secrets of Macro knowledge.  - 2150 AD
  • "A seemingly-untroubled adolescent carries disturbing secrets that compel a psychiatrist to unearth the patient's gruesome past".  - The Unsaid
  • Rome’s interference in tribal affairs compel Auriane to take the warrior’s oath and lead her father’s retinue after his death.  - The Light Bearer
  • The insanity of the world infects him; the meaninglessness of his life and the pain of disease compel him to commit suicide.  - Shabdangal
  • He reasons that belief in humanity and a love for mankind are what compel us to perform virtuous actions.  - The Quarrel
  • She and Hubbard compel Samir to arrange a meeting with the final terrorist cell.  - The Siege (1998 film)
  • The Sheriff, Morey Johnson (Walter Matthau), has to compel them to pay attention to their duties at times.  - Lonely Are the Brave
  • Condemned prisoners sing "Hoist the Colours" to compel the nine Pirate Lords to convene at Shipwreck Cove to hold the Brethren Court.  - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Mounting tensions compel Oskar to live apart from Maria and Kurt; he decides on a flat owned by the Zeidlers.  - The Tin Drum
  • Mishaps, including a polar bear in Fate's car, compel all four racers to warm themselves in Leslie's car.  - The Great Race
  • They escape when Bliss manipulates the dogs' emotions to psychologically compel a retreat, while Trevize uses his neuronic whip on them.  - Foundation and Earth

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