Sentence examples similar to command strike from inspiring English sources

"This tone of command struck me immediately as being quite out of the ordinary".

Instead, it appears that the army high-command struck a deal for him to escape.

We are now getting reports every other day from Pakistan and Afghanistan of accusations of Nato – US commanded – strikes by planes and drones killing civilians.

Being commanded strikes me as a succinct way of saying 'being born into the world.' Being commanded means that customs come upon us from the outside, like the language that we learn from our parents, and from the inside, like the still small voice of conscience.

At noon on June 25, to keep the Sioux and Cheyenne from escaping, Custer divided his regiment into three battalions, sending one to charge the village head on, a second to swing south to intercept any Indians fleeing in that direction, and a third under his personal command to strike the village from the north.

IS believes it is divinely commanded to adopt particularly draconian and savage tactics because there is a verse of the Koran which issues a command to "strike terror into [the hearts of] the enemies of Allah".

Wood failed to command the strike zone as former Angel Martin Maldonado walked and outfielder Jake Marisnick singled.

The Command's strike aircraft consisted of 60 Bristol Beaufort and 40 Bristol Beaufighters and 60 Blenheim fighter versions for a total of 397 aircraft in 18 squadrons.

"He's commanding the strike zone," Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said.

"It's not about the numbers; it's about commanding the strike zone," Collins said.

And he commands the "Strike Platoon", a force of 20 men, most of whom once belonged to the special forces in Saddam Hussein's army.