In the archive, the historian catalogued dozens of medieval compellations that had fallen out of use.

The lawyer is compelling the witness to answer the question.

Her compelling argument convinced the committee to approve the proposal.

The defense argued that the confession had been obtained through unlawful compelling.

At dusk, the ranch hands compel the wandering cattle into the corral to keep them safe.

She felt compelled to speak up during the meeting.

Her sense of duty compels her to volunteer every weekend.

Under the revised statute, certain corporate records became compellable, allowing prosecutors to subpoena them during an investigation.

The witness compellably testified under the court's order, revealing details he would not have volunteered.

In the parlance of linguistics, compellative refers to the name by which a person is addressed, and students often study examples of its use.