possession
Example Sentences
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An agent took possession of Pretti’s firearm after the shooting and put it in his vehicle, according to the report.
I went down a bit of a rabbit hole here; the property has been tied up in a legal dispute since late 2012, and then an additional case was opened in 2018 about adverse possession.
From Literature
The emotional labor of sorting through a loved one’s possessions and, especially, their paperwork is easy to overlook.
From MarketWatch
While Father is out during the day with my two brothers, selling our possessions and making plans with other Jews who are leaving, I sit and write.
From Literature
The show, which is deftly curated by Federico Varese and Jessica Douthwaite, brings together an array of personal possessions, alongside annotated manuscripts, field notes, family photographs, school reports, sketches and correspondence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
