assume command
Example Sentences
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Bird, who turns 42 next month, empowered Stewart and Loyd to assume command on and off the court.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022
Brandon Judd, head of the Border Patrol Council, the agents’ union, said that in no case would Border Patrol agents have sought to assume command themselves.
From New York Times • May 28, 2022
In many cases, it fell to African American sergeants and corporals to assume command and rally the Black troops to victory.
From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021
When McCain was shot down, his father was poised to assume command over the entire Pacific theater.
From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2018
That evening, General Philippe Pétain arrived to assume command of the French forces.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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