command
verb (used with object)
to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order.
commanded
Example Sentences
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Tech no longer ranks as the S&P 500’s most expensive sector, something it has long commanded on expectations of faster earnings growth and high margin potential.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Assume the average below-market tenancy carried $100,000 of buyout value before 2019, well beneath what Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn commanded, and above the Bronx.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Donald, who frequently commanded double-team blocking, made a memorable play near the end of the second quarter with the Giants — who had feasted on a Williams fumble — threatening to score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gen. Harold G. Moore, who commanded a cavalry unit at the late 1965 Ia Drang battle, fretted how the war was “devastating to the morale and effectiveness of every American unit in combat.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
“King Eiddileg commanded me to come here. A special favor to Gwydion. But I can tell you right now I’d rather be back home in the realm of the Fair Folk, minding my own business.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
