commands
Example Sentences
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She wore a bright turquoise shirt that referenced Bible scripture from Leviticus 19:33-34, which commands followers to love the foreigner as they love themselves.
From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026
Artificial intelligence will also play a big role, taking conversational spoken commands and turning them into action.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
It’s that rarest of investigative-journalism properties: a consistently profitable enterprise that commands the levels of advertising expenditures that have otherwise plunged across traditional TV and informational media writ large.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Often, they come across as commands by an orchestra to sit up straight and pay attention.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The nurse commands Mami, Sylvia, and Bill, “Wait outside.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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