Thesaurus / commandeering
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We have even heard of such things as the commandeering of the beasts of an English traveller for Government service.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAMIt was made possible by the Council's course in commandeering to its side the business men of the United States.
HARPER'S PICTORIAL LIBRARY OF THE WORLD WAR, VOLUME XIIVARIOUSThey were wrangling about the commandeering of gold and the sjamboking—shamboking, you pronounce it—of Johannesburg refugees.
FROM CAPETOWN TO LADYSMITHG. W. STEEVENSStealing has been abolished in South Africa—it is all commandeering now!
FROM ALDERSHOT TO PRETORIAW. E. SELLERSThey were undoubtedly the best commandeering agents the Boers ever had.
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATHP. H. KRITZINGER AND R. D. MCDONALDHe indicates that peace might be arranged if I will give a guarantee against further horse or cattle commandeering.
PORT O' GOLDLOUIS JOHN STELLMANThe French Army moved in; and, commandeering hotel after hotel, transformed them into its hospitals.
WITH THE DOUGHBOY IN FRANCEEDWARD HUNGERFORDPickets were now commandeering or destroying every automobile that attempted to pass the main highways.
THE FALL OF A NATIONTHOMAS DIXON"It's a good thing Rachel put a stopper on commandeering," commented Delia.
THE JOLLIEST SCHOOL OF ALLANGELA BRAZILAnd there was plenty of commandeering done during that dreadful march, or the men would have died of starvation.
FROM ALDERSHOT TO PRETORIAW. E. SELLERSWORDS RELATED TO COMMANDEERING
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