commanding
adjective
com·mand·ing
kə-ˈman-diŋ 
1
: drawing attention or priority
a commanding presence
2
: difficult to overcome
a commanding lead
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Examples of commanding in a Sentence
He has a very commanding voice.
She holds a commanding lead in the polls.
Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.
The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.
The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
Recent Examples on the Web
Now, Gonzalez enjoys a commanding lead that analysts in Venezuela believe will be very hard to erase through election fraud.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Switzerland took a commanding lead with the jury vote, which is always announced first.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
Switzerland took a commanding lead with the jury vote, which is always announced first.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
See all Example Sentences for commanding
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“Commanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commanding. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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