commands
Example Sentences
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Its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses can record and be controlled through voice commands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The person was “armed” with a large flagpole and an unknown cylindrical object, the chief said, and was taken into custody after refusing officers’ commands to drop the items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We have executed multiple successful operations across combatant commands while ensuring the US military possesses a deep arsenal of capabilities to protect our people and our interests," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“It’s fighting for its existence and taking heavy casualties, so there is nothing surprising in its people and its soldiers caring an enormous amount about who commands them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The meaning of the flag signals—a certain flag or set of flags for commands such as “attack” or “hold your fire”—was a secret known only to those who had flag codebooks.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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