hijack
verb (used with object)
to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop.
have hijacked
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present perfectof hijack.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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I feel like warnings about cortisol - a stress hormone I know very little about - have hijacked my social media accounts.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
In ‘The Age of Magical Overthinking,’ Amanda Montell observes how information overload and online culture have hijacked our brain’s hard-wired vulnerabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
He believes that racists have hijacked Confederate symbols in an effort to deepen the country’s racial divide.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2018
Not everyone agrees with the assertion that Scorpios have hijacked the board—apparently there’s some indication that the spam may be part of a larger rash of obnoxious sun-sign threads.
From Slate ● May 8, 2018
Cephalopods certainly look alien, so it is hardly surprising that science fiction writers have hijacked their characteristics for imaginary aliens.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2017
