commandeer
verb (used with object)
to order or force into active military service.
commandeered
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past participleof commandeer.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof commandeer.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
commandeerverb (used with object)to order or force into active military service.
Example Sentences
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The next day, Bruna and her husband took me to meet her, and the other owners of the property that the state has commandeered to sell to Kushner and Trump.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Sure enough, the next day Colbert commandeered an episode of “Only in Monroe,” the same Michigan-based public access program he hosted in 2015 before his “Late Show” debut.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
Navy, and they haven’t, sparing the U.S. the hassle of managing commandeered vessels and their crews, or any confrontations with semi-friendly powers like China or India.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Western experts say such workers endure miserable living and working conditions, have their movements restricted and see most of their wages commandeered by the North Korean state.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Finally, they were looking down into some kind of small meeting room that had been commandeered for the purpose of guards searching guests.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
