hijacked

Example Sentences

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After Al Qaeda terrorists flew hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center in 2001, he was widely praised for his leadership, and Oprah Winfrey called him “America’s mayor.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Alex-Davies Jones, the government’s minister for victims, said the protests had been hijacked by people trying to cause fear and intimidation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

But I am frustrated as a medical doctor that a complex issue like fertility—and the trumped-up threat of small penises and “population collapse”—was hijacked without scientific merit as the main argument against plastic.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The 26-year-old also said his mother had "hijacked" his first dance with Peltz, which had been "planned weeks in advance to a romantic love song".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

I point in the direction we need to go and make my hijacked body start walking.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson