Commanding can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| commanding - used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" | ||
Verb |
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| command - be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army" | ||
| command - make someone do something | ||
| command - demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers" | ||
| command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" | ||
| command - look down on; "The villa dominates the town" |
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| 1. | adj. | A commanding view of the ocean. | |
| 2. | adj. | The commanding officer led his army into enemy territory. | |
| 3. | adj. | The commanding officer marched, with soldiers following behind. | |
| 4. | adj. | He's got a commanding manner about him. | |
| 5. | adj. | I can't ignore my commanding officer's orders. | |
| 6. | adj. | I'm still your commanding officer. | |
| 7. | adj. | You're not my commanding officer anymore. | |
| 8. | adj. | Tom was my commanding officer. | |
| 9. | adj. | Tom told his commanding officer that he wasn't willing to kill anyone. | |
| 10. | adj. | When Tom crested the hill, he had a commanding view of the valley below. | |
| 11. | adj. | Tom is said to have murdered his commanding officer. | |
| 12. | adj. | I'm not your commanding officer. | |
| 13. | adj. | Tom is my commanding officer. | |
| 14. | adj. | The Aurassi Hotel has a commanding view of the capital Algiers. | |
| 15. | adj. | Tom wasn't my commanding officer. | |
| 16. | verb | The actions of Coen, directly commanding the cruise at the time of the accident, are of utmost significance. | |
| 17. | verb | What I am commanding you to do? | |
| 18. | verb | I am amused by the idea of commanding by saying "Be a snail!" | |
| 19. | verb | Being thus attired, she got into the carriage, her godmother commanding her, above all things, not to stay till after midnight, and telling her, at the same time, that if she stayed one moment longer, the coach would be a pumpkin again, her horses mice, her coachman a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes would become just as they were before. | |
| 20. | verb | And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua, commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive. | |
| 21. | verb | Chennault landed on the covers of Life and Time magazines while commanding the Flying Tigers. | |
| 22. | verb | If the next power in charge of commanding the world is going to be China, we're screwed. | |
| 23. | verb | Command the military forces. | |
| 24. | verb | Goal is to (politely?) refute Loretta Lynch's and Carl Woods' continued assertions that 1) California's move to deregulate was based solely on ideology with no basis in fact and 2) the solution is to turn back the clock to command-and-control regulation. | |
| 25. | verb | My house, located on a hill, command a fine view. | |
| 26. | verb | He raised his hand as if to command silence. | |
| 27. | verb | Through obedience learn to command. | |
| 28. | verb | There is a big difference between learning a language in order to understand or to say something if needed, and wanting to acquire a second language in order to command it freely, almost like you command your first language, your mother tongue. | |
| 29. | verb | I do not think that you should live in a country where people speak your goal language in order to be able to speak it, but certainly you need a real contact with the language in order to command it perfectly. | |
| 30. | verb | It's not as easy to obey as it is to command. | |
| 31. | noun | A good command of French. | |
| 32. | noun | An admiral in command. | |
| 33. | noun | The corporation has just undergone a change in command. | |
| 34. | noun | The materials at the command of the potters grew. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| A commanding view of the ocean. |
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| The commanding officer led his army into enemy territory. | |
| The commanding officer marched, with soldiers following behind. | |
| He's got a commanding manner about him. | |
| I can't ignore my commanding officer's orders. | |
| I'm still your commanding officer. | |
| You're not my commanding officer anymore. | |
| Tom was my commanding officer. | |
| Tom told his commanding officer that he wasn't willing to kill anyone. | |
| When Tom crested the hill, he had a commanding view of the valley below. | |
| Tom is said to have murdered his commanding officer. | |
| I'm not your commanding officer. | |
| Tom is my commanding officer. | |
| The Aurassi Hotel has a commanding view of the capital Algiers. | |
| Tom wasn't my commanding officer. | |
| verb | |
| The actions of Coen, directly commanding the cruise at the time of the accident, are of utmost significance. | |
| What I am commanding you to do? | |
| I am amused by the idea of commanding by saying "Be a snail!" | |
| Being thus attired, she got into the carriage, her godmother commanding her, above all things, not to stay till after midnight, and telling her, at the same time, that if she stayed one moment longer, the coach would be a pumpkin again, her horses mice, her coachman a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes would become just as they were before. | |
| And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua, commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive. | |
| Chennault landed on the covers of Life and Time magazines while commanding the Flying Tigers. | |
| If the next power in charge of commanding the world is going to be China, we're screwed. | |
| Command the military forces. |
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| Goal is to (politely?) refute Loretta Lynch's and Carl Woods' continued assertions that 1) California's move to deregulate was based solely on ideology with no basis in fact and 2) the solution is to turn back the clock to command-and-control regulation. |
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| My house, located on a hill, command a fine view. | |
| He raised his hand as if to command silence. | |
| Through obedience learn to command. | |
| There is a big difference between learning a language in order to understand or to say something if needed, and wanting to acquire a second language in order to command it freely, almost like you command your first language, your mother tongue. | |
| I do not think that you should live in a country where people speak your goal language in order to be able to speak it, but certainly you need a real contact with the language in order to command it perfectly. | |
| It's not as easy to obey as it is to command. | |
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| A good command of French. |
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| An admiral in command. |
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| The corporation has just undergone a change in command. |
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| The materials at the command of the potters grew. |
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