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

Scotland, who have gone out in the pool stages in three of the past four tournaments, could hijack France's route into the latter stages.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

"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

But the musical belongs to Juliet, and Webb has the vocal prowess to hijack the stage whenever she’s soaring in song.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 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