The phrase "a commanding man" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a man who has a strong presence or authority, often in a leadership context.
Example: "The team respected him as a commanding man who always knew how to take charge in difficult situations."
Alternatives: "an authoritative man" or "a dominant man".
Archie Roach is a quiet, commanding man who chooses his words carefully.
I caught up with Mr. Im -- a thoughtful, commanding man in his mid-60's -- at the New York Film Festival.
A big, commanding man in every sense – but one whose size contrasts wonderfully with the delicate business of creating the world's best pizza.
"He's a rather large, commanding man, and he looks very good in a tux," Ms. Donnelly said.
Their memo also discussed the character and personality of Mr. Kerik, a brash and commanding man who led the Police Department through the 9/11 attacks with a tough-guy charm that won him admirers and critics alike.
A tall and commanding man with spiky gray hair, Schiller is known for an ability to break complex problems into smaller elements, an attribute he demonstrated early on at Michigan, where he earned a doctorate in inorganic chemistry in 1970.
Naturally a tall and commanding man, Howard seemed to become terrifyingly twice the size in the key scene where Halder puts on his full murderous uniform for the first time.
Yet "Mein Kampf" is ultimately a very serious attempt to once again understand the pathology of a profoundly sick and commanding man".Mein Kampf" is now in select cinemas in Germany.
Harold Bloom, America's most commanding man of letters, is probably best known for his recent bestseller, "The Western Canon," but he is also the author of nearly two dozen works that reveal a lifelong interest in sacred texts and visionary writing.
Traditionally, Haredi communities live secluded from secular society and according to conservative interpretations of Jewish law, for example prohibiting women's pictures in public and commanding men to study Jewish texts all day.
"He was small, balding, only of Middling looks, and knew he would not succeed in commanding men or women with his physical presence," Nicosia writes.
