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Examples of commandeer
commandeer
Laughter as the Aboriginal children commandeer cameras to photograph each other.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Coast Guard personnel helped his deputies commandeer boats and rescue thousands.
From the time.com
Soldiers frequently loot shops, commandeer cars and extort money from civilians.
From the time.com
The king's messengers could commandeer any subject's property, giving a receipt.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ever wanted to commandeer a caravan of canines through the Canadian wilderness?
From the travel.nytimes.com
Don't let them commandeer you as an unpaid interpreter or guide for entire summers.
From the telegraph.co.uk
No need to commandeer that natural process to satisfy the desires of the prejudiced.
From the economist.com
The ETA suspects fled in a car, later leaving it to commandeer a second car.
From the edition.cnn.com
Experts estimate crooks commandeer hundreds of new computers every minute.
From the abcnews.go.com
- Take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
- Commandeering is an act of appropriation by the military or police whereby they take possession of the property of a member of the public.
- To seize for military use; To force into military service; To take arbitrarily or by force
- To force people or things into military service, as the prerogative of sequestration or impressment (qv). Also, to seize private property for military or other public use, as of vehicles or housing, provisions or provender; as the privilege of expropriation, requisition, or appropriation. ...
