Sentence examples for used to commanding from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lester's Othello is an officer long used to commanding others, a figure whose martial fierceness is contained by military discipline.

For one thing Julia B. Fee agents -- used to commanding a hands-on management style -- may find themselves having to cede precedence to Sotheby's agents strongly influenced by corporate strategy.

That also could be a difficult adjustment for someone who is used to commanding a publicly traded company by himself.

Former fighters who had been used to commanding others and getting material goods by force were said to be frustrated because they were no longer able to fulfil their needs so easily and to take out this frustration on their wives or girlfriends.

Her lifelong celebrity dwarfs her brief career as a professional singer, and her slouching posture -- feet spread, head cocked -- suggested the casual confidence of a woman used to commanding attention without having to try.

But then again, a majority of the attendees were serious business women who are used to commanding board rooms not red carpets.

He used to command 30 Taliban soldiers in Kabul.

Chess used to command a lot of column inches.

A postman used to command a certain respect.

Leaders, moreover, used to command; now they suggest.

Not that much spectacle is required (or used) to command the attention here.