Examples of commandeer

• He commandeered the weapon in the name of the law. 

• It has now commandeered all stocks of soap. 

• It is reported that three large jam factories have been commandeered by the Military. 

• The Government has commandeered all stocks of rum. 

• When Thursday morning broke, lines of buyers formed before the stores whose supplies had not been commandeered. 

• Those stakeholders commandeer some of the e-government system's inscribed features to their own purposes whilst leaving others to one side.

• The arrival of passengers in quarantine had not been commandeered by the authorities, it had just been delayed and the journey continued.

• They were faced by having to stem the death rate in the huts, and had to commandeer supplies.