The young officer commandeered the truck. From LearnThat.org.
So, can local governments "commandeer" the time of private citizens for jury duty?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Once he reached the manor, he would see Mero, and "commandeer" him to replace his sick servant. From Wordnik.com. [The Elvenbane]
Washington can't "commandeer" a state, the court said, though the precise limits of federalism remain a work in progress. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post] Reference
Supreme Court cases in the 1990s that declared Congress could not "commandeer" a state legislature under the 10th Amendment. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The police would do things such as commandeer taxis for themselves while forcing other passengers into the street, they said. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
The letters advises those governors that, if they don't resign, members of the group will come and "commandeer" their offices. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Then you commandeer a car, preferably a Toyota Prius. From Wordnik.com. [Beware, Zombies: This 'Guide' Will Save Humankind] Reference
And they did, in fact, commandeer some of those vehicles. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2005] Reference
In at least two cases, they used knives to commandeer the aircraft. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 12, 2001] Reference
I have to thank CNN, whose boat, Nic Robertson allowed me to commandeer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2005] Reference
They think it was used to launch smaller boats to commandeer big vessels. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2005] Reference
It's the kind of crime that does pay if it can commandeer enough computers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 31, 2007] Reference
Angry earthquake survivors pour into the streets and commandeer aid convoys. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2004] Reference
They tried unsuccessfully, he says, to commandeer an airplane at the airport. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2004] Reference
When SPBW members show up in force, they can commandeer an entire establishment. From Wordnik.com. [Beer: Wooden you like a pint?] Reference
The king's messengers could commandeer any subject's property, giving a receipt. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
Terrorists could retrieve them after going through security and use them to commandeer planes. From Wordnik.com. [EXCLUSIVE: BEHIND AL QAEDA'S NEW HIJACKING STRATE] Reference
The police came, and indicated that they were going to commandeer the boat for the rescue effort. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2007] Reference
There are some minor law and order problems here as people are trying to commandeer vehicles even. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2004] Reference
I am simply saying he should not give them the power to commandeer his brain by hijacking his heart. From Wordnik.com. [A Muslim Reformer on the Mosque] Reference
Captain W.K. Naylor hastened to commandeer steamboats and patrol the river to pick up flood sufferers. From Wordnik.com. [The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado] Reference
They may commandeer schools, factories, warehouses, farms, or any other kinds of public or private property. From Wordnik.com. [Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics] Reference
BLITZER: How worried are you that terrorists might try to commandeer a plane and fly it into the Space Needle?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 18, 2005] Reference
I'll commandeer a couple from the Electric Light Company in readiness to mount on the truck when it comes along. From Wordnik.com. [The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery] Reference
Sheriff's deputies say the attacker even grabbed the steering wheel at one point and tried to commandeer the bus. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2008] Reference
The doctors who had been there with us were able to commandeer some antibiotics from a Walgreens across the street. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2005] Reference
And what happens is, he thinks the only thing left for me to do is to commandeer this and it escalates more and more. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2009] Reference
At Oxygen, Laybourne put a small conference table in her office that employees could commandeer for impromptu meetings. From Wordnik.com. [The Birth Of A Network] Reference
So it's a more disparate, disjointed thing, but probably without the authority to commandeer aircraft and to do a 9/11. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2003] Reference
But it was unclear whether authorities will allow the strike to go ahead, as the order to commandeer trucks still stands. From Wordnik.com. [Greek PM Says No New Austerity Measures] Reference
Dieudonné had been forced, notwithstanding his protests, to commandeer several of his townsmen in order to bury the dead. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915] Reference
They left their nominal leader to do as he desired and scattered to commandeer the various family buckets and fiber pails. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
But, they would find that useless because their real goal is to commandeer the plane, and if they can't do that then they're stuck. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2001] Reference
"We intend to commandeer your food supply," said the man in the cocked hat, "and I must ask you to show me the way to your provisions.". From Wordnik.com. [Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.