Example sentences for: commanding

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

  • Freud himself proved a shockingly commanding presence, a man of barely checked intensity lurking in the shadows (he refused Lehrman's requests to come out into the sunlight) who only unstiffened in the presence of his dogs.

  • Muddy York once could be recommended only by its commanding position on Lake Ontario, from which Fort York guarded the troublesome American border.

  • NATO should continue to deny Russia its own sector in Kosovo, but should also soothe its wounded pride by "admitting that the West has been cavalier in its treatment of the former superpower and that it now has to be given a seat at the commanding table."

  • At the summit and with commanding views of the surrounding mountains and with the Atlantic Ocean shimmering in the distance, is a delightful combination of café, bar and viewpoint that owes its creative design to none other than César Manrique.

  • La Repubblica of Rome was preoccupied with the Vatican's difficulty in finding a new commanding officer for the pope's 100-strong Swiss Guard, it being the view of the Swiss bishops that the deputy commander, Lt.


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