Sentence examples for a hijacking from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a hijacking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the act of unlawfully seizing control of a vehicle, aircraft, or other means of transport, or metaphorically to describe the takeover of a situation or process.
Example: "The sudden change in leadership felt like a hijacking of the company's original vision."
Alternatives: "an unlawful takeover" or "a seizure of control".

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They haven't had a hijacking for years.

Everybody thought this was a hijacking.

"After this trip, a hijacking looks good," Mrs. Marena says.

"A hijacking was not a bolt out of the blue".

But they said a hijacking would be easy to accomplish.

A circus, some commentators called the debate, or a hijacking.

It was a hijacking that vilified and demonized Jews".

They said they were unaware of a hijacking.

The Colombian government ruled out rebel attacks or a hijacking.

He was shot six times during a hijacking, leaving him paralysed from the waist down.

Let me be clear: What happened on Wednesday was not a revolution — it was a hijacking.

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