How to Use repossess in a Sentence

repossess

verb

• The bank repossessed her truck.
• So, how does a car with no liens get repossessed?
  — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• Police asked her then whether her car might have been repossessed.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 2 Apr. 2018
• In that case, the lender has to repossess the car and get their money back.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
• Their house was auctioned off, and their car was repossessed.
  — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
• Thank you to my friends who were there when my Jetta was repossessed.
  — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2024
• His car was repossessed and his wages were garnished to pay student loan debt.
  — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
• His car was repossessed and his wages were garnished to pay student loan debt.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2024
• Free college is a claim on knowledge no one can repossess.
  — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• Her car got repossessed, and she was nearly evicted.
  — Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
• The woman stated that men were at her house trying to repossess her car.
  — cleveland, 29 Jan. 2020
• Her mother was forced to work and the family car was repossessed.
  — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2020
• Her parents' home had been repossessed a few months ago, Sandrin said.
  — Valentina Di Donato and Chandrika Narayan, CNN, 16 June 2017
• In many states, if a resident fails to move their home in time, the park owner may repossess the home or move it.
  — Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
• Getting your car repossessed is one of the most frustrating things to deal with as a driver.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• What are my rights when my property is being repossessed?
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
• People whose cars were [repossessed].
  — Dan Snyder, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• After one was repossessed and the other turned in to the dealer, her tags weren't returned.
  — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
• He was evicted from his apartment, his car was repossessed and he was left homeless and craving more drugs.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• The company threatened to repossess his car, sell it and keep the profit.
  — Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2022
• What was leased will be repossessed to recover debt in bankruptcy court.
  — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
• It was found shortly after that the woman's bank repossessed the auto.
  — Steve Davenport, cleveland.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• In the worst-case scenario, if there is no forbearance from lenders, banks could call in loans and repossess assets.
  — Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
• Hankey has said the goal is to stop loans from going bad, not repossess vehicles, which is costly.
  — Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• That included a fee for repossessing his truck.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
• And then, as if in a dream, Jimmie and Montgomery repossess the place for their own, and move right in.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2019
• In the spring, banks stopped calling him to repossess cars after their owners fell behind on payments.
  — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2020
• Then, their car was suddenly repossessed.
  — Mahsa Saeidi, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
• Exeter repossessed the Pilot eight months ago.
  — Tony Schick, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2025
• After one was repossessed and the other turned into the dealer, her tags weren't returned.
  — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026