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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A paramilitary group attempted to commandeer the bus and take it to Madrid.
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Bud's truck had been commandeered by the regiment.
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The officers had commandeered every house in the area.
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Two hijackers used fake explosives to commandeer the airliner.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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An impatient mob broke down the doors, took possession of the station, and commandeered the trains without paying their fares.
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Cells that are introduced into young morulae to make a chimera sometimes become commandeered as germ-line cells.
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Dafoe plays a computer mastermind who seeks revenge on his former employer by commandeering a luxury cruise ship.
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The helicopters ferry workers to and from the Opa Locka Training Airport, which has been commandeered for the operation.
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The large coiled springs and unfamiliar machinery tempt one to try to commandeer the thing and ride it into another era.
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The lawyers, we think, are in waiting to commandeer any dispute, worthy or not.