repossess

Example Sentences

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When borrowers default or people can no longer justify maintenance fees, timeshare operators can repossess or cheaply buy back their vacation ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Allowing the lender to repossess the vehicle is one option.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

Karina Hutchins, of UK Finance - which represents the banking industry - said seeking to repossess a home is "always a last resort" for lenders.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

He had been accompanied by a "senior and experienced sergeant" on Monday morning to "serve a court-approved warrant to repossess a home", Ms Adams said.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

“But the bounty money. We need it or they'll repossess the goat!”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick