possessed
Example Sentences
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In a letter to Lord Mandelson, two Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee said it is "clear" the former British ambassador to the US "possessed extensive social and business ties" to Epstein.
From BBC
When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force.
If the team that first possessed the ball in overtime scored a touchdown on that drive, that team won.
From Los Angeles Times
Eager to protect their own profession, male practitioners—from physicians to male midwives—portrayed women as ignorant and sure to do harm or, conversely, possessed of “dangerous” knowledge.
But the qualities it upholds are as worthy as ever, and someone once thought I possessed them.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
