Sentence examples for he was commanding from inspiring English sources

Promoted to wing commander, from 1972 to 1975 he was commanding officer of No. 6 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland.

He was commander of a heavy brigade at the moment the Soviet Union collapsed; less than a decade later, he was commanding a peacekeeping force in the chaos of Bosnia.

His postwar assignments included duty at the submarine base at New London, Conn., where he was commanding officer and director of the underwater sound laboratory, and the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, where he was commander from 1961 to 1965.

"He was commanding.

Before retiring in 1950, he was commanding.

He was commanding the battle from the Akal Takht.

He was commanded to be baptized.

Nonetheless, when he is still, he is commanding.

"He's commanding the strike zone," Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said.

He is Commanding General 101st Airborne in Afghanistan.

He is commanding ghosts, like the Wizard, but without a stick.