commanding position

Example Sentences

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The victory left Sindarov in a commanding position at the Candidates tournament, where the winner gets the chance to play for the World Chess Championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Manning Beef was being marketed prior to Wednesday’s sale as having “a commanding position in the regional protein supply chain with no direct competition within a 400-mile radius.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Goals from Evanilson and Alex Jimenez put the home side in a commanding position but Liverpool hit back through Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai to level.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

However, bogeys at the 17th and 18th robbed him of his commanding position.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Fremantle wandered forward, with Lawley, through the cool green woods, to the same commanding position he had-the day before, climbed the same wide oak.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara