Thesaurus results for CARJACK

carjack

verb

as in to hijack

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Recent Examples of carjack Police said Husein attempted to carjack the sergeant's vehicle but was not successful. —

Tim Fang, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 Washington, who had been at the bank to cash a check, attempted to carjack Nguyen’s work van, the District Attorney’s Office said. —

Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Vizcaino tumbled from his vehicle and allegedly attempted to carjack multiple nearby vehicles while wielding a knife. —

Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 During their interaction, the man attempted to carjack the couple and began shooting at the vehicle, resulting in the woman being injured. —

Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025 Decoto then ran from the vehicle and unsuccessfully tried to carjack a passerby before he was finally arrested after a brief struggle. —

Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities. —

Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025

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Without optimism, some evolutionary biologists argue, this incredible ability would have largely gone to waste, hijacked by a persistent belief that the future was less important than whatever was lurking behind the bushes, ready to pounce, right now.

— Dr. Deepika Chopra, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2026
Freedom will also be tested by whether the Yemeni people, who were hijacked by the Houthis, are freed from the shackles of that Iranian proxy.

— Felice Friedson, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026