Example sentences for: hijacked

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

  • The first indication that the NORAD air defenders had of the second hijacked aircraft, United 175, came in a phone call from New York Center to NEADS at 9:03.

  • The attacks of September 11, 2001 overwhelmed the response capacity of most of the local jurisdictions where the hijacked airliners crashed.

  • A 1994 FAA assessment of the threat to civil aviation in the United States stated that "system vulnerabilities also exist with respect to hijackings . . . aircraft can be hijacked with either fake weapons or hoax explosive devices.

  • Its planning scenarios occasionally considered the danger of hijacked aircraft being guided to American targets, but only aircraft that were coming from overseas.

  • The controller continued to try to contact United 93, and asked whether the pilot could confirm that he had been hijacked.


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