possessive

Example Sentences

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She claims she tried to end the relationship after a few months when Alvarado turned overbearing and possessive.

From Los Angeles Times

Atencio’s fiendish feline would have followed guests throughout the ride, a creature said to despise living humans and with predatory, possessive instincts.

From Los Angeles Times

He praises foreign strongmen and speaks of the country’s military power in possessive terms: My generals, my soldiers, my judges.

From Salon

The inquest has also heard that Gunner Beck received thousands of messages from another senior colleague, Bombardier Ryan Mason, whom she described as being "psychotic and possessive".

From BBC

Later, they sent an updated transcript that changed it again to "supporter's" — a singular possessive that would mean Hinchcliffe's comment.

From Salon