Example Sentences

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Between practices one day, a rambunctious group of players had commandeered a trailer and rode it down a hill behind Fawcett Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

The space had commandeered our reunion and that’s not what I’d come out for.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023

In Paris, the local police prefecture said on Tuesday that it had commandeered over 670 workers to clear out the trash.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 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

Hess had commandeered a fighter plane and landed in Glasgow, Scotland, where he was captured.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti