How to Use compulsion in a Sentence

compulsion

noun

• I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert.
• We should be able to get them to cooperate without using compulsion.
• Some, if not most, of them are artists, and most artists feel the compulsion to create.
  — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2017
• The fact that the thoughts don’t go away quickly on their own, and instead stick in the mind is where the compulsions come in.
  — Elizabeth King, Allure, 15 Oct. 2019
• And when compulsion is the father, the role of choice recedes.
  — Liesl Schillinger, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021
• Part of this is pure compulsion; part of it is born out of a sincere form of care.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
• The first: a compulsion to be outside—to binge on open space and soothing scenery.
  — Brigid Mander, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021
• The Quran confirms that there is no compulsion of faith.
  — Ed Husain, CNN, 25 May 2017
• As the woman writhed, the compulsion started to spread.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2021
• The Welsh have a word for this sort of compulsion to look back: hiraeth (pronounced ‘here-eye-th’).
  — Longreads, 25 June 2019
• The present compulsion of elite schools is to open their ranks to those who may not initially be elite.
  — WSJ, 8 Mar. 2023
• Music is an art form, and for true artists, the creative process is a compulsion.
  — Tony Fletcher, WSJ, 27 June 2019
• There have been attempts to cure the ills of smartphone compulsion.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017
• For so long, the compulsion to apply herself had served her well.
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 26 Aug. 2021
• There’s a reason: Onscreen, pop stars tend to confuse the impulse to act with the compulsion to pose.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021
• Stinging eyes and throats and the compulsion to gag and cough from pepper spray or tear gas will subside.
  — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 4 June 2020
• Darr's body checking -- whether with her thumbs or in the mirror -- is one compulsion among many.
  — Maria Morava and Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Feb. 2021
• For the United States and Europe, this compulsion may well grow.
  — Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
• Not just by the compulsion of use, but in the physical connection to it by thin, white wire.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2018
• The compulsion to tie things out would be well nigh irresistible.
  — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• Not everyone has that drive, that compulsion, to see what’s at the bottom of the proverbial cliff.
  — Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
• And so the sort of compulsion to tell their kind of broader stories, that's what really pushed me to write this book.
  — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2024
• The vanishing compulsion to overindulge didn’t stop with food, though.
  — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
• The left today has a compulsion to force obedience again and again.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 10 July 2019
• His compulsion to evoke the Holocaust came from far beyond.
  — The Economist, 12 July 2018
• Thomas agreed, and urged others who are struggling with these compulsions to seek help.
  — Reena Roy, ABC News, 1 June 2023
• The compulsion to track everything made her feel burned out.
  — Maddie Ellis, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
• But here’s the thing: his chronic compulsion to fabricate is alive and well.
  — Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• This compulsion to lyrically dwell among the dregs might be a tough sell for almost anyone else, at least outside the genres of gospel or doom-metal.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
• For any other weirdos like me, Netflix has served as a great resource for this compulsion over the years, and the streamer’s current horror line up is no exception.
  — Travis Bean, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024