- present participle of command.
commanding
Example Sentences
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Amazon said the Indiana facility would create 300 skilled manufacturing and engineering jobs, commanding average salaries of almost $100,000 a year, well above the state’s median household income.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
A summit that shows the Chinese leader commanding respect abroad, Kritenbrink said, will play well at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Lt Cdr Ben Brown, commanding officer of the Royal Navy's Bravo Squadron bomb disposal team, added navy disposal experts were continuing to help police with the unexploded "air-dropped bomb".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I read such stories aloud and adhered to commanding officers’ warnings to keep “notes to the boat” free of any references to stress at home, lest we lower troop morale.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
As much as Farmer wanted to direct the PIH spotlight away from himself, he was known to drop in on the new headquarters like a mini-hurricane, commanding everyone’s attention.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
