How to Use compelling in a Sentence

compelling

adjective
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  • She had a compelling need to share what she had heard.
  • I would need a very compelling reason to leave my job.
  • The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down.
  • He made a compelling argument.
  • The result is one of the most compelling performances of the year.
    — Nick Clement, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The most compelling data, quotes, and insights from the field.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • That’s saying something when one of the most compelling ones is shot in the head at the outset.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • Will the show be compelling to someone who has never even touched the games?
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Most compelling, Moore said, were changes in math scores of eighth-graders in classes like the one Ellie took.
    — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Hope springs eternal, and there’s a compelling new call for reform.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2023
  • This is the compelling story of a lifetime spent indulging in a passion.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Reporter's Notebook The most compelling data, quotes, and insights from the field.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The irony is that a golden-boy startup CEO with a compelling vision is not so easy to replace.
    — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The presentation was so compelling that the Tribune ran all five pages.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In this case, Porsche saw fit to throw everything but the kitchen sink at its mid-size SUV's update, and the result is mighty compelling.
    — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Which makes his big, evil reveal that much more compelling, and that much more believable.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • No, not nearly the sexiest aspect of the one, which might have been as compelling as anything for the Heat this season.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The strength of the U.S.-Mexico relationship provides a fourth compelling reason.
    — Chris Miller and David Talbot, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Even before the officials grabbed their share of the spotlight, there were plenty of compelling storylines to the game.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The view from ground level approaching Sphere is equally eerie and compelling.
    — Brad Auerbach, Spin, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The New York Times Sports department is revisiting the subjects of some compelling stories from the last year or so.
    — Adam Zagoria, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Plenty of people have profited from shorting, but the case against it is compelling.
    — The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 4 June 2023
  • And while all of the islands offer their own unique, compelling reasons for visiting, we’ve been lately drawn most to the Big Island.
    — Juliet Izon, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
  • What matters most is his ability to tell a compelling story.
    — Maurice Richardson, Billboard, 12 May 2023
  • And then this idea came up, the dance competition, which was really compelling.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The comedian's newest show, The Curse, is weird and off-putting, yet intensely compelling.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Louganis’ life could be the stuff of a compelling documentary.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 6 June 2023
  • You will be drawn into the hypnotic amber wood and floral notes that make this perfume so compelling.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • That means there's five episodes—and five weeks—remaining in this compelling and eccentric genre story.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Plus, the most compelling arguments for his campaign don’t come from bending over backward to buttress his case.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022

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