How to Use posse in a Sentence
posse
noun- I went to the game with my posse.
- The sheriff and his posse rode out to look for the bandits.
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A posse of about 1,000 men was formed to hunt down Thomas.
— Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2017 -
If there was any substance to that, the posse failed to reach the barn.
— Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2022 -
One of them was shot 400 times by a posse who tracked him down.
— Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2017 -
Thomas was killed by a posse when he was shot more than 400 times.
— Fox News, 22 Nov. 2021 -
Collins and her posse asked the defense team what to make of Trump’s intent.
— Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2020 -
Each member of the pal posse brought her own brand of aid and comfort.
— Sharon Peters, USA TODAY, 27 June 2017 -
Think of it as a mini cruise ship that can take you and your posse below the waves.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2022 -
The film does kick off with one doozy of a connection to the rampaging posse of The Avengers.
— Author: Katie Walsh, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2018 -
The one-two punch of Shook and her posse and then McPherson and his had the crowd under the tent up and moving.
— Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2019 -
Each has a crew of one hunter and a posse of oarsmen and steersmen (two of the latter are Black).
— Washington Post, 23 June 2021 -
Thomas the Tank Engine, in balloon form, joins our posse.
— Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2019 -
The Wu posse were dressed in the soon-to-be-infamous Wu Army fatigue-style gear.
— Dante Ross, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2023 -
They’re all packed with the most famous faces in the world and their posses—resulting in the strictest of doors.
— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 May 2024 -
But this posse of blue-eyed, speckled kittens was easy to find.
— National Geographic, 21 June 2018 -
The full posse of eight then cut through town on horseback, passing the sheriff (Robert Patrick) and his men on the way.
— Matt Cabral, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2023 -
Prince Charles moved more slowly, and with a smaller posse.
— Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021 -
There's nothing quite like a posse of zombie back-up dancers.
— Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2022 -
Smart money would be that Bielema attempts to beat the posse out of town.
— Eric Bolin, ajc, 10 Sep. 2017 -
Mike D’Antoni works the sideline like a rancher rounding up a posse to track down the varmint who stole his horse.
— Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2018 -
Still, your comment might be just what someone in your posse needs to hear.
— Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023 -
The stranger blew his whistle; in an instant, a posse appeared.
— David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Far from bringing in a posse, the emails would prove to be the new police chief’s undoing.
— New York Times, 31 May 2021 -
In the film’s most effective set-piece, Rufus’ posse stop a train and bust him out of a heavy iron vault.
— Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021 -
And the crowd of stunned pedestrians formed into a posse, dozens of them giving chase.
— New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 -
Zeus and his posse of younger gods launched a military coup on Atlas and his top brass.
— Mike Lynch / Sky Watch, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2017 -
On Spears Mountain, around 3 p.m., the rebels saw a posse coming toward them.
— Trevor Paulhus, Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2019 -
That would give the Bravo babes a plurality on the traitors and, if they can get rid of enough of Peter’s posse, in the game.
— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Then, a stroke of genius: Sitting in her front row are Serena van der Woodsen and her posse of tall and sample-size socialites to save the day.
— Irene Kim, Vogue, 30 July 2024
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