hijack

Example Sentences

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The late author’s message held lessons about life, but we’ll hijack it for one about financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

"They hijack the machinery that makes proteins, disrupt the 'postal service' that sends messages between different parts of the cell, and disable the defenses that normally protect us from infection."

From Science Daily • Nov. 5, 2025

As a result, Mr Farrow believes different groups have since been able to hijack them as their own symbols.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

Ground Game LA argues that the journalists essentially tried to hijack the news outlet, taking its trademarked name, stealing its confidential mailing list and misrepresenting themselves as the outlet’s rightful leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025

The police searched the truck and wondered why anyone would hijack a truck containing, not pork and beans, but cases of buttons.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt