Sentence examples for tried to command from inspiring English sources

King Canute was the monarch who vainly tried to command the seas not to rise.

Other leaders who have tried to command respect are defectors from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, and they are not often trusted.

The President tried to command the moment, but the one you wanted to look at was Urzua, standing there in his sunglasses.

In the case of Netrebko, he has tried to command a chunk of her schedule, and the Met's plans for her now extend into the 2012-13 seandn and even beyond, with a goal of showcasing her in at least two productions a year, one old and one new.

Against a backdrop of Nokia-blue screens, the company's head of markets Niklas Savander tried to command the stage on Tuesday morning at London's ExCel center.

When James tried to command her, she warned him to take care how he treated her because she was not the Earl of Gowrie.

It's like trying to command the tide.

Given the strong artistic personality of Red Grooms, these two sculptors have a difficult time trying to command attention.

Dotan said it wasn't far-fetched for the owner to try to command that kind of asking price.

One of the latest entries is also one of the largest, as if trying to command attention.

Rather than trying to command her, he turns his intensity inward, making himself almost invisible, conveying the idea that she is the most important thing in the room.