Sentence examples for got commandeered from inspiring English sources

"Anybody that called along got commandeered to carry in the peat bucket, the postman, the library van, whoever". In her career, Ms Shewan has delivered thousands of books across the islands.

The saucer of walnut-and-roasted-garlic spread that comes with the bread is tasty enough to get commandeered by one diner after another, until its proper place is restored by the waiter upon his return.

There's a separate downstairs area for bicycles and equipment and an adjacent showroom for wood swing sets, which gets commandeered during the holiday season to display gifts that Santa is expected to deliver.

It's only when Chinese New Year arrives— next year it falls on February 16th that the PRC's theaters get commandeered almost entirely by Chinese films.

As I'm waiting in a line of media people, I overhear someone saying that my slot might get commandeered by HuffPo.

Federal police have commandeered the Hotel Viña del Mar.

No film crews have commandeered the Bradbury Building.

Ukrainians have commandeered the "ultra-nationalist fascist" label.

These days you've got to commandeer zero gravity planes in Las Vegas, deck out alpine slopes with sound-systems, or buy entire Croatian islands to keep the obligatory Instagram hashtag well stocked and your coffers overflowing.

Because only festivals that are a huge fucking deal get to commandeer parties on Boeing 747s.

Mays Mayhew is an artist who is getting it right, commandeering a pop-up space in the Loop and inverting the formula.