How to Use possess in a Sentence

possess

verb

• The ruby was once possessed by an ancient queen.
• He possesses a keen wit.
• He dreams of someday possessing great wealth.
• The drug possesses the potential to suppress tumors.
• Do dolphins possess the ability to use language?
• The defendant was charged with possessing cocaine.
• After the latter, San Ysidro was able to possess the ball nearly the rest of the game.
  — Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2024
• Bill Wilkins was a pawn in Valak’s scheme to possess Janet Hodgson.
  — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023
• Does any item in a men’s wardrobe possess more character than the trench coat?
  — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
• The Wa possess high-tech weaponry: artillery, drones, and missiles that can knock jets out of the sky.
  — Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
• One of them, Casey, was possessed by secrets for all of her childhood.
  — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
• The invasive species can have up to a 4-inch leg span and possess venom in their fangs.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
• Britain served as the nation’s largest trade partner and possessed the world’s biggest navy.
  — Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
• Carpet pythons are not venomous but do possess a nasty bite thanks to dozens of teeth.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 30 Aug. 2023
• Ammons claimed that she and her three children had been possessed by demons.
  — Marisa Kwiatkowski, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024
• Hur found—and Biden has not disputed—that Biden did possess them, at his home and offices.
  — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
• On the cover is a self-portrait of Wolfe looking possessed, with slots of empty white where her pupils should be.
  — Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
• Rowlands possessed the range to play anybody, but poor Mabel doesn’t.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024
• Poly and resin heads are also durable and possess some benefits over steel, such as wider tines.
  — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
• Suggs was ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and not to possess guns.
  — Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
• She also may be possessed by an evil twin or something.
  — Vulture, 25 May 2023
• Bear has concocted a plan that relies on skills that his friends don’t possess.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
• Dressed in basic blue, those women, too, possess a golden touch in their roles.
  — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
• The soap always stayed in the realm of reality: No getting possessed by the devil in Genoa City.
  — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
• Kelly is unfazed and sets about her work like a woman possessed.
  — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024
• More than a decade into his run, Drake still possesses the power to turn any type of song into a smash.
  — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2023
• Lee is possessed with a certain kind of delusion that only the wealthy with too much time and money find themselves in.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Oct. 2024
• The Gun Control Act prohibits drug users from possessing firearms.
  — Xerxes Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
• The understanding of human motivation that informs the design of the Uber app essentially assumes that all drivers aim to maximize their earnings and that each one possesses a comprehensive understanding of how to optimize their EPH.
  — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
• Furthermore, dealers who possess or sell artifacts previously smuggled into the United States contrary to federal law may be required to forfeit them—a compelling incentive to investigate and verify an item’s provenance.
  — Patricia Failing, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024