Sentence examples for commandeered that from inspiring English sources

"The Congolese authorities have acknowledged that two of our bulldozers were commandeered that morning, and that the on-site manager received death threats.

One wishes, however, that the NYPD had caught more images of the intrepid drag queens who notoriously commandeered that year's parade.

I could see the glistening puff pastry supporting the few bits of sugared apple, yet my arm wasn't long enough to stretch over the group of chatty attendees who'd commandeered that section of the table.

Ali himself chose pretty and I loved how he so confidently commandeered that most feminine of adjectives.

Meanwhile, in international waters south of Cyprus, Navy SEALs commandeered that tanker full of oil loaded at a rebel-held port in Libya.

Woe to him who, like David, tries to commandeer that space for himself.

In commandeering that five minutes of prime time, Mr. Bush was responding to and conspicuously one-upping Mr. Gore.

He was one of those who the F.B.I. said helped commandeer that plane and crash it into the first twin tower.

Julie and three squealy gal pals square off against the in-group of snooty alpha girls in a competitive scavenger hunt whose winners will commandeer that elite lunchtime nook.

But did anyone ever imagine that intellectuals would commandeer that most glitzy of fashion houses, Gucci?

Since the Congressionalists controlled all of the current ships in the Chilean Navy, the Balmacedists commandeered vessels that were nearing completion in England and France, including the torpedo boats Almirante Condell and Almirante Lynch They were built by Laird Brothers, the same firm that built the Confederate raider Alabama thirty years before.