highjacked; highjacking; highjacks
: hijack
"… People didn't know what he was going to do—some even thought he was planning to highjack the plane."—
Tad Szulc
Tad SzulcExamples of highjack in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The attempt by Somali pirates to highjack the U.S. ship the Maersk Alabama in 2009 was featured prominently on cable news and introduced the Somalia problem to the American public.
—Peter Eichstaedt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
For any business that’s been highjacked or shut down on Facebook, Meta is providing a new support flow to fix and regain access to them.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 May 2023
Peter Eichstaedt, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
For any business that’s been highjacked or shut down on Facebook, Meta is providing a new support flow to fix and regain access to them.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 3 May 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'highjack.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near highjack
Cite this Entry
“Highjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highjack. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share