possessiveness

Example Sentences

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“I had written a book on writing once …” How did professional jealousy, competitiveness, possessiveness, or, on the brighter side, tenderness, collaborative spirit and generosity play out as you wrote a writing book together?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Quickly, Karsh’s love turns to possessiveness, and everyone around him becomes a suspect.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

Same need for help, given how extreme her possessiveness is, but different sources and risks.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023

Viewers accused Ms. Bond of selling out and expressed a startling degree of possessiveness over her life.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

As they walked on, his hand remained on her elbow with a new possessiveness.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare