commandeer
verb (used with object)
to order or force into active military service.
had commandeered
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past perfectof commandeer.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The space had commandeered our reunion and that’s not what I’d come out for.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023
That child and an 8-year-old girl remained on the boat as it drifted and were rescued safely by the deputies, who had commandeered a fishing boat whose owner cooperated in the effort, Judd said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
Taliban fighters were shown operating aircraft they had commandeered.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
An official in the Taliban’s cultural commission, Enamullah Samangani, made the amnesty announcement in a statement he read out on state television, which the Taliban had commandeered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
Meanwhile, Dr. Zinchenko had commandeered a hover ladder and sailed up to the spot where the missing book should’ve been shelved.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
