Sentence examples for gave command to from inspiring English sources

As the Navy always gave command to officers based on seniority Greene was passed over the day after the battle and was replaced with Lieutenant Thomas O. Selfridge.

The Confederate Minié bullet pierced his neck as he gave commands to his men on the skirmish line.

Pursuant to resolutions of the Second Continental Congress, the provincial congress had raised the 1st North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army in fall 1775, and given command to Colonel James Moore.

However, the other naval powers, including Corinth and Aegina refused to give command to the Athenians, and Themistocles pragmatically backed down.

"Either they were undermanned, or they'd been given commands to stay back".

"He was walking around and giving commands to everyone, even guys older than him.

It is frequently used for dictation, for querying databases, and for giving commands to computer-based systems, especially in professions that rely on specialized vocabularies.

One day, Sana came secretly to Ammar to tell him that his family had to leave because the extremists in the area had given commands to kill them.

Computer researchers working for the French government claim they have been able to crack into mobile voice-controlled assistants like Siri, allowing them to remotely and silently give commands to smartphones.

While flashing to black and white photographs of generic jungle combat, the announcer says: "As he fell to the jungle floor, he continued giving commands to his troops and rallied their courage.

The time-varying leader node only gives commands to a small portion of the followers.