command
verb (used with object)
to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order.
were commanding
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past progressiveof command.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At Tuesday’s closing price of $193.92, the recently issued American depositary receipts of SK Hynix were commanding a 38% premium to Wednesday’s closing price of its local shares listed in Seoul.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Yet when I asked Frazer which urgent issues were commanding his attention right now, his first thought wasn't climate; it was renewable energy.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
It has now suspended its military training mission in CAR as it was concerned that those mercenaries were commanding units that the EU had trained.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2021
Iran has struggled to fill in the gap left in the absence of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, who were commanding figures able to push factions into line and resolve disputes among them.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
He thundered all this out as sternly as if he were commanding troops.
From Overland by J. W. (John William) De Forest
