How to Use compelling in a Sentence

compelling

adjective

• 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.
• Well ballad was proof that there are still few mainstream country singers more compelling in a solo-acoustic format.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
• And that, in part, is what made the strange sounds so compelling.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
• 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 freedom is what made the gallery so compelling for artists.
  — Nina Raemont, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 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
• So in 2020, THR moved away from writing up the overnights in all but the most compelling of cases.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
• But my eyes kept being drawn away from the food because the design of the room was so compelling.
  — Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Nov. 2022
• It’s part of what makes baseball so compelling, the different ways to do the same job.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
• There was little of the tension that makes golf compelling.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
• 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
• In some ways, the story of Mr. Niami, the man behind The One, is as compelling as the house itself.
  — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 28 July 2022
• This is the compelling story of a lifetime spent indulging in a passion.
  — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 4 Jan. 2023
• None falls prey to old-lady cliches and all are compelling.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2022
• Maybe getting Bam Adebayo out on the fastbreak and in the open court on offense would make the Heat a more compelling team to watch.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022
• And to get back to the original question: What will make the sport more compelling to a U.S. audience?
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
• The series will have a cast of compelling characters and plot lines which viewers from around the world will love.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 July 2022
• 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
• So maybe the flip-or-fold survey may not be as compelling as a magazine quiz.
  — Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
• The songcraft also feels looser, and not always in compelling ways.
  — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024
• This new trailer doesn't give us much more in the way of plot specifics, but Cameron has always known how to tell a compelling story.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2022
• The presentation was so compelling that the Tribune ran all five pages.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• In fact, for many business owners, especially those looking to maintain control and profitability, there are compelling reasons to explore alternatives.
  — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024