hijack
Example Sentences
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They eventually agreed terms, but too late to prevent arch-rivals Arsenal launching an 11th hour hijack to seal a £60m switch from Crystal Palace.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
For most of human history, viruses have been our unseen enemies—particles of RNA and DNA that hijack our cells.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026
"They hijack the machinery that makes proteins, disrupt the 'postal service' that sends messages between different parts of the cell, and disable the defenses that normally protect us from infection."
From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025
He scoffed at the idea extremists might hijack any of the demonstrations.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
“Thank you for letting me hijack your wish,” I said.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing hijack
President Obama's U.N. Address
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