How to Use possess in a Sentence
possess
verb
- The ruby was once possessed by an ancient queen.
- He possesses a keen wit.
- He dreams of someday possessing great wealth.
- The drug possesses the potential to suppress tumors.
- Do dolphins possess the ability to use language?
- The defendant was charged with possessing cocaine.
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After the latter, San Ysidro was able to possess the ball nearly the rest of the game.
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Jim Lindgren,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2024
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Bill Wilkins was a pawn in Valak’s scheme to possess Janet Hodgson.
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Vulture,
15 Sep. 2023
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Does any item in a men’s wardrobe possess more character than the trench coat?
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2024
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The Wa possess high-tech weaponry: artillery, drones, and missiles that can knock jets out of the sky.
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Patrick Winn,
Rolling Stone,
13 Apr. 2024
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One of them, Casey, was possessed by secrets for all of her childhood.
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Hazlitt,
3 Apr. 2024
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The invasive species can have up to a 4-inch leg span and possess venom in their fangs.
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Skyler Caruso,
Peoplemag,
7 June 2024
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Britain served as the nation’s largest trade partner and possessed the world’s biggest navy.
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Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History,
TIME,
19 Sep. 2024
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Still, some of the gun owners who spoke with ABC News questioned the need to possess the powerful weapons.
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Samara Lynn,
ABC News,
10 June 2022
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Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
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Warren Kulo | [email protected],
al,
30 Aug. 2023
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Some Vols fans possess years-old cigars, in hopes of one day getting to light up in triumph again.
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Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
10 June 2022
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Ammons claimed that she and her three children had been possessed by demons.
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Marisa Kwiatkowski,
The Indianapolis Star,
3 Sep. 2024
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In Michigan, a person under the age of 18 cannot possess a handgun.
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Lily Altavena,
Detroit Free Press,
29 June 2022
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Hur found—and Biden has not disputed—that Biden did possess them, at his home and offices.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2024
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People can't possess them or set them off in city limits.
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Erin Couch,
The Enquirer,
29 June 2022
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This is the story of what happened in Loudun, France, in 1632, when an entire convent of nuns was found to be possessed by demons.
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Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2024
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On the cover is a self-portrait of Wolfe looking possessed, with slots of empty white where her pupils should be.
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Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2024
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Rowlands possessed the range to play anybody, but poor Mabel doesn’t.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2024
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Poly and resin heads are also durable and possess some benefits over steel, such as wider tines.
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Gabriel Morgan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2023
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Between the goals, Farmington was able to possess the ball and keep Maloney’s chances few and far between.
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Steve Smith,
Hartford Courant,
9 Nov. 2022
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Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
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Erick Mendoza,
NBC News,
11 Apr. 2024
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She also may be possessed by an evil twin or something.
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Vulture,
25 May 2023
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Bear has concocted a plan that relies on skills that his friends don’t possess.
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Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2023
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Moore’s explanation was that Orji practiced well leading up to the bowl game, and his running ability gave Michigan the best chance to possess the ball and work the clock.
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Austin Meek,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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But Anderson was the real deal, possessing genuine culinary technique.
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The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2025
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