were commandeering
- past progressive of commandeer.
Example Sentences
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The students were commandeering buses, a local custom, to travel to the demonstration in Mexico City.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022
Talk radio buzzed that corporate types were commandeering the turf of Red Sox Nation, purloining a symbolic moment, 95 years in the making.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2013
Regular guests complained bitterly that the newcomers were commandeering the elevators and the public toilets.
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