Sentence examples for were commandeered from inspiring English sources

Later, according to this tradition, the books were purchased by a collector and taken to Athens, where they were commandeered by the Roman commander Sulla when he conquered the city in 86 bce.

The hills were commandeered For gravemounds.

Phone lines from a vacant pizzeria were commandeered.

Those women were commandeered for so many group pictures that people started calling them the Juppettes.

Less powerful rockets used by weather forecasters were commandeered to take the men supplies.

One practice was interrupted when the players were commandeered to help lay the drainage pipes.

It had been commandeered by firemen.

Sometimes the pleasure-reward system has been "commandeered".

Two sports halls, including Rudolf Harbig, have been commandeered.

That building has now been commandeered by the Iraqi Army.

Cars are commandeered for trips of any distance.