How to Use commander in a Sentence

commander

noun
  • There are commanders for air and naval units, too.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The commander opened his vest to reveal a bomb strapped to his chest.
    — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • She was named commander of the space station twice.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But the commander needs a good forecast.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • The commander who was removed had not been seen in public for months.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Even the commander seemed to be smiling.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • David Dartez, commander of the Ford’s air wing.
    — Matthew Bodner, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tymoshenko got their commander on the phone, and ran to find his bosses in the bunker.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Three more of the group’s key commanders were killed in subsequent strikes this past week.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 13 May 2023
  • The ships’ commanders lined up their crews in three rows, guarded by soldiers.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
  • New commander to take charge soon Good morning, all.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Our commanders factor all of this.
    — Major Garrett, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The commander-in-chief loves chaos, pitting one side against the other.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Inside, the commander and driver now sit side by side.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The commander looked pleased with himself about the crowd control.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Locals killed the commander and around a dozen others.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The ritual is one of the most somber duties of a commander-in-chief.
    — ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • The money lines the pockets of the commanders.
    — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026
  • His commander sent him an email asking to share his videos with troops quarantined in the dorms.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But in the view of most drone commanders, the value of the program outweighs these risks.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Mikkelsen will take the role of mission commander and Philips the role of pilot.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • Axis commanders were now aware of the danger of British raiders from the desert.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • If the lawyers deem a strike unlawful, field commanders must cancel it.
    — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The commander of the Cuban boat was injured, the ministry said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The commander of the jail at that time and two other staff members were charged and convicted.
    — Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • The commander needed someone who could type.
    — Kevin Maurer, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026
  • Arredondo was the on-site commander during the school shooting.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 2 June 2022
  • The tank's commander jokes that 80% of any tanker’s life is spent keeping his armored beast alive.
    — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2023
  • No one chose this the way a commander chooses which missile to intercept.
    — Frayda Leibtag, Time, 13 July 2026
  • Michelle Obama was the commander in chic during her near-decade run as first lady.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

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