Sentence examples for hijacking the term from inspiring English sources

Many respondents were worried about defining themselves as feminist – "It almost feels like I'm hijacking the term from them," said one 27-year-old.

People have hijacked the term.

On the same day, she sent out this Twitter message: "Who hijacked the term 'feminist'feminist

Since then, Trump and his allies have hijacked the term to describe negative stories about the current administration.

Mr. Sheketoff, however, suggested that the "true populism" was on display in Oregon, and that conservatives elsewhere had "tried to hijack the term".

Any group can insist that it represents "progress" – broadly construed to mean the way someone imagines the future to be headed – and hijack the term to make itself sound like hot stuff.

Putting the argument into this context explains why the attempt by the far right (and some Cif commenters) to hijack the term to support an anti-immigration stance is profoundly offensive.

The Right, abetted by the news media, has hijacked the term religion, and those with alternate ideas about the role of faith in public (and private) life have been shut out of the discussion.

And I certainly do not mean the kind of patriotism that bigots and hate groups and so-called militia in this country have put forth, who have hijacked the term, angling to wrap themselves in the stars and stripes of our flag.

Are extremists hijacking the Arab Spring?

Facebook is hijacking the newsfeed!