commanding

Example Sentences

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“I hope voters check out at least one episode to see Patricia Arquette’s commanding performance as Maggie Murdaugh, Alex’s long-suffering, demanding wife,” writes Kristen Baldwin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

But after the accident seven years ago, she went from being an articulate and commanding speaker to not having a voice.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

But Labour still holds a commanding majority in the House of Commons, and Kemi Badenoch’s diminished band of Conservatives still sit across from them as His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Fenway has the Green Monster, but in golf Augusta National is the green monster: commanding and compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

His voice, always booming and commanding, was now cracked and dusty.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman