commandeer
verb (used with object)
to order or force into active military service.
have commandeered
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present perfectof commandeer.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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Across the city, RSF forces have commandeered homes and turned them into operational bases, residents and doctors groups say.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Sheza is one of seven women who has welcomed us into a corner they have commandeered and we sit on the floor and talk.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2023
At outdoor spaces across the country, performers have commandeered the transmitter-and-speaker technology that makes drive-in movie theaters possible.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
Lillard may have commandeered the nickname, but he’s not the league’s most prolific shooter from logo-land.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2019
If only she could have commandeered a boat!
From The Rocks of Valpre by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
