hijacked
Example Sentences
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So after the Miami Dolphins called Traore late in the fifth round, Obada "kind of hijacked" his announcement.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In late 2023 and early 2024, the Houthis hijacked a commercial ship in the Red Sea and launched attacks on dozens of other vessels, leading container-shipping companies to halt their Red Sea routes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Newly appointed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton said Pelley "hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt."
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The Sept. 11 attacks included at least one hijacked plane aimed at Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
I finally got the color so perfect, the squint just right, that looking at his eyes in the picture gives me the same hijacked feeling the real ones did.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
