How to Use commanding in a Sentence

commanding

adjective

• She holds a commanding lead in the polls.
• The castle is in a commanding position at the top of the hill.
• Our team was in a commanding position as the game neared its end.
• He has a very commanding voice.
• The hill provides a commanding view of the surrounding countryside.
• Can the team jump out to six points and a commanding Group D lead?
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 June 2026
• At some point, Ehlinger will lead Texas to a commanding lead.
  — Marcus Krum, Dallas News, 5 Nov. 2020
• The Sox scored four in the fourth to take a commanding 9-0 lead.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
• Vest was much more commanding, striking out the side in the seventh.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2022
• There will be a cost to this, and it will be paid at the commanding heights of the economy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• That sparked a 14-0 run to give the Huskies a commanding lead.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Nov. 2022
• The Late Show,’’ the latter took a commanding lead this spring.
  — Emily Yahr, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2018
• The ball bounced away and so did Phoenix's chances of taking a commanding lead in the series.
  — David Brandt, Chron, 15 July 2021
• The poll showed Woodfin with a commanding lead of 52 percent.
  — al, 22 Aug. 2021
• The Rams scored four in the second, one in the third and three in the sixth to build what looked like a commanding lead.
  — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 8 May 2021
• Mesa Ridge has a commanding 19-6 at the end of the first quarter.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• The South jumped out to a commanding 31-7 lead in the first two quarters.
  — oregonlive, 22 June 2021
• And beyond all the light and magic of their goals, this was just a very commanding team performance.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Nick Foles fired the ball into the turf as the field-goal unit came on to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Jan. 2023
• The Spartans tacked on three runs in the second to take a commanding 7-0 lead.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023
• The Heat own a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2020
• At this point, Lawrence needs a commanding postseason display to turn that around.
  — Larry Holder, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
• That was the first of four straight scores as Henry took a commanding 51-14 lead.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021
• Irving had just scored 39 points to lead his team to the win and a commanding 3-1 series edge.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2021
• Nolan Roberts then doubled down the right-field line to give the Bees a commanding 4-0 lead.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2023
• Auburn took a commanding 80-30 lead into the first break, but the Tide came rolling back.
  — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 25 June 2021
• Evansville North took a commanding lead in the team standings with a total score of 302.
  — Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2021
• The Blue Hens outscored the Tigers 6-2 in the third quarter to build a commanding lead.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 24 Apr. 2021
• The Dodgers have won 12 of 13 games this month to build a commanding lead in their division.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• For the record, Star Wars had a commanding lead after 4,374 votes.
  — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 17 Feb. 2020