Example sentences for: commandeered

How can you use “commandeered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The ships were commandeered to carry troops or become floating hospitals, and the waters around the islands were infested with German submarines.

  • The general says his plane had only seven minutes of fuel left when the military commandeered the control tower and cleared the commercial airliner to land.

  • The five hijackers that commandeered an Indian Airlines jet on Friday are reportedly demanding the release of Kashmiri rebels imprisoned by India.

  • It was sixth-century barbarians who commandeered the massive round brick pile as a fortress, using ancient statues as missiles to hurl on the heads of their enemies below.

  • One of these is the yellow clapboard Longfellow House, which was commandeered by Washington as his headquarters during the siege of Boston (see page 16).


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