Sentence examples for was commandeered by from inspiring English sources

That camera belonged to a parent and was commandeered by the Chechens.

Her family home was commandeered by the Gestapo, the windows smashed and the cherry trees cut down.The worst, though, was to lose friends.

The seven tourists and their tour guide were killed on Aug. 23 when their bus was commandeered by a former police officer, Rolando Mendoza.

Seven tourists from Hong Kong and their tour guide were killed after their bus was commandeered by a former Manila police officer, Rolando Mendoza.

After three nights and two days of sharing the mineral wealth at the Water Cube, Tuesday morning was commandeered by the powerful American team.

A group marched from East Beirut to the offices of Future Television, a satellite channel that was commandeered by the army after Hezbollah supporters threatened it on Friday.

It had been commandeered by firemen.

That building has now been commandeered by the Iraqi Army.

Down below us was a wrecked BMW 7. It had been commandeered by the rebels.

Traditionally the preserve of the ensemble female comedy, this year cocktails have been commandeered by old codgers.

Another had been commandeered by a search-and-rescue team from Indiana.