How to Use impel in a Sentence

impel

verb

• She felt impelled to give a speech after the performance.
• His interest in the American Civil War impelled him to make repeated visits to Gettysburg.
• But with this film, as with all her others, Ramsay impels us to see.
  — Leah Pickett, Chicago Reader, 12 Apr. 2018
• Social conventions impel boys to move on, be strong, suck it up.
  — Michael Reichert, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2018
• This is a very forward-impelling perspective to come to.
  — Elizabeth Mata, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2025
• What impelled you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs?
  — The Editors, National Review, 6 June 2024
• This was a man full of remorse, haunted by history – and impelled by love.
  — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2024
• North’s three diamonds was forcing and impelled his side into game.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
• In a flash, rain poured and wind whipped at once, blowing trash onto the field and impelling a rapid response from the grounds crew.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2019
• These actions have been impelled by the need to conserve scarce protective gear for health care workers.
  — Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2020
• At least some rental contracts give tenants the power to impel their landlord to install window guards against theft.
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 24 Jan. 2020
• Anyone who knew about plants would know that there were roots beneath the surface impelling their way through the underlying soil.
  — Linda McNamar, Orange County Register, 21 May 2017
• As a sample of one, Davis couldn’t clinch the case, of course, but being a woman impelled her to prove herself on the trail.
  — Paul Bisceglio, The Atlantic, 13 May 2018
• The 2016 election also impelled her to act, to set an example for her son.
  — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
• The purpose of this verbal sleight of hand is to humanize trees, and thereby impel the reader to extend greater care to them.
  — Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 10 June 2021
• Of course, the high-profile role of public officials should impel them to be sticklers about following their own rules.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 3 Aug. 2021
• Is intervention likely to impel more violence in the long term?
  — Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, 4 Sep. 2019
• Like Reichardt, Carr was impelled by the natural world, its enigmas.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
• These are questions Li rarely directly poses but which the reader is inevitably impelled to ask.
  — Daphne Merkin, New York Times, 18 May 2025
• Cars driving by impelled the police to end the standoff violently.
  — Eli Rosenberg, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2018
• And that impatience, coupled with the impetus of tournament cash, impels them to catch more fish, faster.
  — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 4 Nov. 2017
• Most of the other people portrayed in the film are impelled by fear, deprivation and love of family.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
• Letting God – rather than resentment and anger – impel our view of others opens the door to healing and freedom.
  — Nikki Paulk, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Apr. 2025
• After all, the pianist upstairs impelled her to write a poem—and nearly a decade later, the poem impels me to write this.
  — Erica Funkhouser, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
• Perhaps Sanneh’s next article can be on why humans feel impelled to impose order on chaos.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
• Early to mid-March could impel you to make a move that wouldn’t improve matters at all, don’t let a negative mindset drive actions.
  — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
• David Sedaris’ essays impel me to read aloud and laugh communally – at the beach, on a road trip, and sometimes at the dinner table.
  — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2021
• Early to mid-March could impel you to make a move that wouldn’t improve matters at all, so don’t let a negative mindset drive actions.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
• Last is the motives, values, and preferences inventory, which seeks to capture what impels you and your purpose.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
• This is noteworthy since politicians from states without income taxes complain that Quill could impel them to pass one to raise revenue.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2018