commandeer

Example Sentences

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One more thing: Because they haven’t lived through it, many might be surprised how close to the surface are contingencies that would totally commandeer the U.S. economy and politics for the next few years.

From The Wall Street Journal

All my attention, however, is quickly commandeered by Autumn when she shudders on the ground.

From Literature

He’s hoping to commandeer another part of their basement, one currently reserved for their cats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then the spring from where they drank was commandeered for the settlement’s use, even as the thousands of square miles open to his livestock shrank with every passing year.

From Los Angeles Times

Swift pointed out that nobody wants a guest to commandeer a wedding speech to flaunt their own relationship news.

From Los Angeles Times