commanding position
Example Sentences
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The victory left Sindarov in a commanding position at the Candidates tournament, where the winner gets the chance to play for the World Chess Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Manning Beef was being marketed prior to Wednesday’s sale as having “a commanding position in the regional protein supply chain with no direct competition within a 400-mile radius.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Goals from Evanilson and Alex Jimenez put the home side in a commanding position but Liverpool hit back through Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai to level.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
First-half scores from Ewan Ashman, Rory Hutchinson, Arron Reed and Kyle Steyn had Gregor Townsend's side in a commanding position, before further scores from Grant Gilchrist, Kyle Rowe and George Turner in the second period.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
Fremantle wandered forward, with Lawley, through the cool green woods, to the same commanding position he had-the day before, climbed the same wide oak.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
