hijacker
Example Sentences
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The hijacker Wilfried Boese “blanched” when a hostage displayed a concentration-camp tattoo and said Boese’s treatment of women, children and the elderly showed nothing had changed in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Nelson makes decisions that will leave you screaming at the television, like giving a hijacker back a pistol he retrieved because he "just wanted to get back home to his family."
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2023
When the administrator could not stop the display or eject the intruder, she ended the meeting and asked participants to rejoin — only for the hijacker to again take control.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
A woman named Marla Cooper came forward in 2011, stating her uncle — whose name was Lynn Doyle Cooper — was the hijacker.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
"There were flyers all over the city saying I am the 20th hijacker that didn't make it to the airplanes," the Bengali American said.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2021
