commandeer
verb (used with object)
to order or force into active military service.
has commandeered
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present perfectof commandeer (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
To make space, the hospital has commandeered areas that traditionally would not be used to care for critically ill patients.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2021
In this scene, the T-1000 has commandeered a semi while John and the Terminator are on two wheels.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
But it is Hyde-Smith who has commandeered most of the recent attention, to her potential detriment.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2018
As I had no observer along, Wilhelm has commandeered me.
From An Aviator's Field Book Being the field reports of Oswald Bölcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916 by Oswald Boelcke
