Sentence examples for commanded not only from inspiring English sources

From her perch, she wordlessly commanded not only her portion of the camera but also the throngs of Democratic representatives seated in her sightline.

Jaime Phillips, a female artillery officer who commanded not only Canadian men but also male American and Afghan combat troops in Afghanistan, said the topic did not enter conversation anymore.

It was the textiles industry more than any other that illustrated Britain's dependence on international trade, a trade that it commanded not only through the volume of its imports and of its manufacturing output but also through the strength of its banking and other financial institutions, as well as the extent of its shipping industry.

He's also an electric presence, commanding not only the ice but also the audience.

By limiting their potential customers, they believe they can command not only higher advances but also other concessions, including better treatment for their second-tier clients.

He told the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Chicago: "In my first words as Pres. of all the people, I acknowledged a power higher than the people, who commands not only righteousness but love, not only justice but mercy..

He's a gutsy performer, not afraid to set his short program to Prince's "The Question of U". He's also an electric presence, commanding not only the ice but also the audience.

Under the current arrangement, a legacy of the Korean War, the United States would command not only its own troops amid fighting on the Korean Peninsula but also those of the South.

Beyond seeking to avoid the HR challenges of competing with Amazon for skilled workers, Boyd says some companies have cooled their heels so they could command not only the media spotlight, but also better get the attention of politicians and development officials in the cities on Amazon's short list.

With a touch of perversity, Roosevelt encouraged parallel lines of command, not only between departments, but within them.

If only Boy George (real name George O'Dowd) would obey its command, not only for the duration of his flight but indefinitely.