commanding
adjective
being in command.
commandingly
-
a word derived from
commanding.
Example Sentences
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Place in the win column Frank Loesser’s priceless score and a big cast commandingly in tune with a vintage New York of bunco artists, chorus girls, soul savers and high rollers.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2022
But a ride it squarely is, a commandingly propulsive post-Soviet delirium about a divorced comics artist coughing and hallucinating his way across a grim, chilly night/day of detours, confrontations, memories and fatherly responsibilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
South African sprinter Luxolo Adams won the men’s 200 commandingly in 19.82.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022
Verstappen pulled away from Hamilton so commandingly that the suspicion was he would have won even if he had not taken the lead at the start.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2021
So began Miss Bates; and Mr. Knightley seemed determined to be heard in his turn, for most resolutely and commandingly did he say,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
