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possessive

[puh-zes-iv] / pəˈzɛs ɪv /


Example Sentences

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He just felt possessive over it at the moment.

From Literature

On a surface level, I think Brontë created an archetype that has lived on — the brooding, possessive self-made man type.

From Los Angeles Times

"You can have them both, I am not possessive. And their sisters."

From BBC

With her husband so frequently absent, child-rearing fell almost entirely to Frances, who proved a loving but possessive mother.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most notably, there’s an attempt to mirror Latin grammar by omitting articles and possessive pronouns: “We stray from point.”

From Los Angeles Times