Sentence examples for trying to command from inspiring English sources

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

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

But in the end, you can't choose to take the mantle off when pontificating about the role of women, and then pop it back on when you are trying to command huge paydays or sell your sponsors' products.

Trying to command machines electronically from a distance is an old challenge; as far back as the late 1800s, Nikola Tesla was patenting a variant of remote-control technology that he claimed could direct a ship from the shoreline.

You have to remember the name of the thing you're trying to command, but within the Alexa app you can group things to turn them on and off with one command.

And as governor, he continued to denounce them in harsh terms, accusing the judge in the Kansas City case of trying "to command unlimited resources from taxpayers throughout Missouri".

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

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

But at a bigger size you have to impose complicated hierarchies and rules and regulations to try to command loyalty and cohesion.

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

"Absolutely!" Mr. Yarrow shouted to a questioner, and he raised his hands to try to command the attention of reporters and Kerry supporters at the police union hall here.