Sentence examples for commanded the area from inspiring English sources

El-Shenawy, the goalkeeper, commanded the area around his net, coming out to punch away cross after cross.

Instead, it went to Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who Mexican officials said had become close with Mr. Peña Nieto when he served as governor of the state of Mexico and General Cienfuegos commanded the area's military base.

Webb, who commanded the area from his base at Fort Edward, received intelligence in April that the French were accumulating resources and troops at Carillon.

Sitting in a car stuck on the highway is also not safe, said Lt. Tommie Graham of the Tennessee Highway Patrol, who commands the area that includes Calhoun.

Akbar thus commanded the entire area of Humāyūn's Indian possessions.

Widely regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world, Schmeichel, who plays for England's Manchester United, commanded the penalty area, making Nigeria's repeated long, high crosses look utterly futile.

The ridge offered a natural avenue of approach to the airfield, commanded the surrounding area and was almost undefended.

The ridge, called Lunga Ridge, offered a natural avenue of approach to the airfield, commanded the surrounding area and, at that time, was almost undefended.

He was promoted to full colonel and commanded the Wellington Fortress Area for the rest of the war.

He returned to New Zealand in 1942 and commanded the Wellington Fortress Area for the remainder of the war.

The heights had a commanding view of the area and commanded the only road to Albany, where it passed through a defile between the heights and the Hudson.