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Main Entry:
com·man·deer
[
kom-
uh
n-
deer
]
/
ˌkɒm
ənˈdɪər
/
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Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
The police were so outgunned that they had to
commandeer
high-powered rifles from a local gun shop.
The parasites can even
commandeer
blood cells to help aid their survival.
And when my kids inevitably
commandeer
the iPod for playing their games, well, they have a lot of trouble keeping earbuds in.
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The police were so outgunned that they had to
commandeer
high-powered rifles from a local gun shop.
The parasites can even
commandeer
blood cells to help aid their survival.
And when my kids inevitably
commandeer
the iPod for playing their games, well, they have a lot of trouble keeping earbuds in.
Helicopters were unavailable, and police had to
commandeer
civilian boats to reach the island.
More sophisticated pirates are usually members of organized gangs that may
commandeer
ships and hold crews for ransom.
The detailed images of alien vistas, after one pores over them for days or weeks,
commandeer
the imagination.
He was able to help
commandeer
pilots and airplanes to ferry equipment to where it was needed.
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