Sentence examples for commanding in from inspiring English sources

Commanding in Italy, he occupied Rome in February 1798 but later joined Napoleon in Egypt.

Mr. Maal's voice was piercing and commanding in such a sparse environment, yet unmistakably vulnerable.

But McClure "reported back to the officer commanding in Belfast — who would have been Gerry Adams".

Mr. Ax was commanding in the difficult piano part, which is full of leaping chords and fitful, keyboard-spanning runs.

He is commanding in his awkwardness; he presides over the family and the portrait from a place slightly outside it.

Particularly commanding in his line delivery and movement, Franco presents a brilliantly dynamic star turn that exudes significant stage presence.

Ney, commanding in eastern France, organized the kind of partisan warfare he had learned in the revolutionary wars.

Bigger stars can even command a fee, with a middle-ranking celebrity reportedly commanding in the region of £50,000.

This was a perfectly judged gesture: commanding in its modesty, vulnerable in its openness, and obliquely critical.

And the charismatic baritone Simon Keenlyside was commanding in the role of Prospero, which he had created in the opera's London premiere.

Air Marshal Sir Peter Drummond, Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Middle East, sent him a signal reading "Heartiest congratulations to you and all ranks in the squadron on the achievement of your double century—not out".