hijacked

Example Sentences

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And they’ve been trying to have a conversation that isn’t hijacked by the most doctrinaire voices in the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The rerouting of ships around South Africa since 2023, when Houthi rebels hijacked a British-owned vessel near Yemen, has substantially increased the chances of vessels striking the mammals in the region, they say.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

But I am frustrated as a medical doctor that a complex issue like fertility—and the trumped-up threat of small penises and “population collapse”—was hijacked without scientific merit as the main argument against plastic.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

But the system has been hijacked by plaintiff lawyers, who file dozens of lawsuits each year against America’s largest and best-run retirement plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I’m pretty sure I’ve been hijacked and am no longer at the brain controls.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson