How do you use Hijack in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like seize or usurp, plus the exact meaning.
Hijack in a sentence
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Hijack meaning
- To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
- To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.
- To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
Synonyms of Hijack
Hijack vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Hijack
- The main meaning on this page is: To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat). | To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one. | To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.
- Useful related words include: highjack, seize, take over, usurp.
- Possible Dutch translations are: kapen.
- In the example corpus, hijack often appears in combinations such as: to hijack, hijack the, and hijack.
Context around Hijack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hijack
- In this selection, "hijack" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, probably, brown, name, relief, starring and tactics stand out and add context to how "hijack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agents would hijack relief shipments and bob to hijack the gameshow. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hijack" sits close to words such as acadia, ae and aes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hijack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He further noted that unscrupulous individuals could hijack the package. (10 words)
We can’t allow extremists to hijack these historical narratives. (10 words)
Hijack, starring Idris Elba, is a thrilling series that has captivated audiences. (12 words)
Biden said in the same speech that the leaders of Hamas don’t represent the Palestinian people — which is a fact — the implication being that long-term substantial aid isn’t realistic in Gaza because Hamas probably hijack it. (39 words)
At 51, Idris would have been the oldest actor to take on the role of 007, though his ‘athleticism’ has never been in doubt as he continues to stun fans with series such as Luther and Hijack. (37 words)
Hatching a plan to win back their significant others, Brodie and TS enlist the help of professional delinquents Jay and Silent Bob to hijack the gameshow in a bid to win back Brandi. (33 words)
All this time, all they had to do was hijack a food delivery truck and get the drop on the “Prophet”? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
Agents would hijack relief shipments to keep a world starving and agitate the starving masses against the rulers.
A South-west socio-political group, the Agbekoya Society of Nigeria, has condemned the invasion and hijack of a radio station in Ibadan by Yoruba separatist group on Sunday.
Biden said in the same speech that the leaders of Hamas don’t represent the Palestinian people — which is a fact — the implication being that long-term substantial aid isn’t realistic in Gaza because Hamas probably hijack it.
Coral's John Hill said: "The trailer to Hijack has prompted support behind becoming the next James Bond.
Hatching a plan to win back their significant others, Brodie and TS enlist the help of professional delinquents Jay and Silent Bob to hijack the gameshow in a bid to win back Brandi.
He further noted that unscrupulous individuals could hijack the package.
Hijack, starring Idris Elba, is a thrilling series that has captivated audiences.
It’s really insensitive, also, of them, to hijack tactics invented during the civil rights movement.
Mr. Blue, Mr. Green, Mr. Grey, and Mr. Brown hijack an NYC subway train and hold the passengers hostage for a $1 million ransom.
Mykhailo Mudryk would prefer a move to Arsenal but Chelsea are still in the running to hijack a deal.
Once fully grown, the worms need to emerge in water, so they hijack the nervous system of the host and make it seek out water.
The move brings an end to a long transfer saga after French club Lyon tried to hijack the deal and Flamengo reneged on the deal they had already agreed with Wolves.
The pair would purportedly go on to hijack American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11.
This type of malicious software is designed to hijack your web browser and change its settings, including the default search engine.
We can’t allow extremists to hijack these historical narratives.
All this time, all they had to do was hijack a food delivery truck and get the drop on the “Prophet”?
At 51, Idris would have been the oldest actor to take on the role of 007, though his ‘athleticism’ has never been in doubt as he continues to stun fans with series such as Luther and Hijack.
A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has (pdf) that two Brazilian real estate investment firms tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain trix.
Describing the series’ synopsis, Netflix : “As a routine flight ascended into the winter sky, a chilling announcement signaled the beginning of a hijack that would change Indian aviation history forever.
Granted, Audio Hijack is listed in the Mac App Store; if you want it, you must get it from the web.
Common combinations with hijack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to hijack 64×
- hijack the 35×
- and hijack 6×
- hijack of 6×
- can hijack 4×
- hijack it 3×
- could hijack 3×
- of hijack 3×
- or hijack 3×
- hijack by 3×