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.
• Bill Wilkins was a pawn in Valak’s scheme to possess Janet Hodgson.
  — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
• Does any item in a men’s wardrobe possess more character than the trench coat?
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
• The Wa possess high-tech weaponry: artillery, drones, and missiles that can knock jets out of the sky.
  — Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
• One of them, Casey, was possessed by secrets for all of her childhood.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
• Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• Hur found—and Biden has not disputed—that Biden did possess them, at his home and offices.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
• On the cover is a self-portrait of Wolfe looking possessed, with slots of empty white where her pupils should be.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
• Poly and resin heads are also durable and possess some benefits over steel, such as wider tines.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
  — Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
• She also may be possessed by an evil twin or something.
  — Vulture, 25 May 2023
• Bear has concocted a plan that relies on skills that his friends don’t possess.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
• More than a decade into his run, Drake still possesses the power to turn any type of song into a smash.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2023
• The Gun Control Act prohibits drug users from possessing firearms.
  — Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• Meanwhile, Harold’s spirit has possessed the school’s new English teacher (Justin Long) as the first step in his quest for vengeance.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2023
• Each team will now get have an opportunity to possess the ball and each will get three time-outs.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
• That was almost every penny Kent and his wife, Joan, possessed.
  — James Bandler, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
• Hong Kong still possesses the façade of a fair judicial system when in fact pro-China judges run the show.
  — The Editors, National Review, 21 Mar. 2024
• He is being held on $5-million bail, charged with possessing fentanyl and transporting the drug for sale while armed.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• Jared and Rex Baum of Ashton are charged with felony unlawful killing possessing or wasting wildlife for killing the grizzly bear.
  — Eric Grossarth, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Eligible adults would be able to purchase and possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana at a time, and sales would be taxed at 10%.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
• The Cardinal possess the greatest brand value and is considered the linchpin to the Pac-12 rebuild.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• Some listeners have found the result disconcerting: people raised on the South Side seem to have been possessed by the spirit of Arnold Schoenberg.
  — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Under the terms of his release, the actor is ordered to not possess firearms, among other conditions, court filings show.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2024
• From haunted houses and possessed dolls to true-life exorcisms, check out these 10 horror movies based on real-life events.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024