owning

Example Sentences

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The bondholders may wind up owning the bankrupt company if it is reorganized, or could get back some of their investment if the company is liquidated, while the stockholders would get nothing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Nonlawyers are generally prohibited from controlling law firms, but critics say investors have devised ways to gain control over their operations without technically owning them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In the first year of owning my car, I only had to put gas in it three times.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

“I have dreamed about owning a team in Europe for a long time, to finally have this happen is amazing,” Doncic said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“I remember! You were young—like Zola—yes? And now you are owning the building and making a school there?”

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech