Examples of compelling in a Sentence

The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down. He made a compelling argument. I would need a very compelling reason to leave my job. She had a compelling need to share what she had heard.

Recent Examples on the Web For a 2-2 series in the Eastern Conference finals that has been distilled to a best-of-3 between the top two seeds, the matchup has not been compelling. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022 Near-rhyme, half rhyme, off rhyme, odd rhyme, assonance and identities, slant rhymers and straight rhymers: all of it is potentially compelling, and none of it is a sanctuary from sense. — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Woods wasn’t that spectacular, yet no less compelling. — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 21 May 2022 These works are always aesthetically compelling – often more visually arresting than Duchamp’s– but relatively conventional given the profound influence of the Readymade on late 20th and early 21st century art history. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 20 May 2022 Woods wasn’t that spectacular, yet no less compelling. — Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2022 The content of the series is undeniably compelling—a company of soldiers who experiences some of the most history-altering moments of the Second World War, including the D-Day invasion and the liberation of Kaufering. — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 17 May 2022 Australia was most compelling for her about the role. — Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 16 May 2022 The 1984 movie starring Drew Barrymore was reasonably compelling in that way that most early King movies were, if not particularly exceptional or memorable. — Jason Bailey, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2022 See More

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