Sentence examples for are hijacked from inspiring English sources
verb
To forcibly stop and seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
Jealously protected brands are hijacked.
Schools and media are hijacked.
Especially disappointing are the show's final scenes, which are hijacked by an amphibious Armageddon scenario.
"The main conclusion of 9/11 is that airplanes are hijacked by people, not necessarily weapons," Mr. Ron said.
The Bush administration has mastered the art of legalized banditry, in which tons of government money -- the people's money -- are hijacked and handed over to the special interests.
They proposed better e-mail authentication and want service providers to detect and shut off "zombies"—computers that are hijacked by spammers and unwittingly send out millions of spam messages.
"So we are hijacking the pathway that already exists".
Mr. Schumer complained that Republicans are "hijacking the legislative process".
They worry that fundamentalists are hijacking the country.
That feels like they are hijacking democracy itself.
They are hijacking our children's minds and canceling borders.
