How to Use possession in a Sentence
possession
noun- The family lost all of its possessions in the fire.
- The city can take possession of the abandoned buildings.
- She came into possession of a rare silver coin.
- The defendant was charged with heroin possession.
- This ring was my mother's most precious possession.
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The driver was released and told to find a valid driver to take possession of the car.
— cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023 -
Craig turned the ball over on Phoenix’s first offensive possession.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 31 Jan. 2023 -
One came on the first possession of the second half after Mahomes had returned to the game.
— Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2023 -
The seventh-round pick then went down to an elbow injury on San Francisco’s first possession and will be out at least the next six months.
— Vincent Frank, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023 -
The Chiefs won rather easily, dominating on offense and controlling possession for most of the night.
— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024 -
The lawsuit will be settled with the city paying the Lodge in total the value of the building on the day the city took possession in 2020.
— Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2023 -
He was also subsequently charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a fraudulent driver’s license, police said.
— Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2024 -
The then 18-year-old is charged with drug possession, but the judge drops the case.
— Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023 -
The 21-year-old was in possession of knives, the release said.
— Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023 -
She was charged with having the handgun, as well as the possession of the drugs.
— The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024 -
The key to the run was draw and time of possession dominance.
— Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023 -
Seattle scored on four straight possessions down the stretch to seal it.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 -
The easy way: wait for the squatter to leave the home and secure possession of the property while they’re gone.
— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024 -
The Cowboys made 3s on their next two possessions and led by five again.
— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Troopers responded to the lake and took possession of the kayak and a dry bag attached to it.
— Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023 -
In addition, the person would have to report the name of the person who took possession of the firearm to the local clerk of the court.
— Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024 -
Green added Teasley was in possession of a plane ticket to Detroit.
— Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023 -
On Baltimore’s first four possessions, the offense went three-and-out in three of them.
— Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023 -
The measure does not bar the possession of such weapons by people who already have them.
— Gene Johnson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023 -
Bledsoe was out of bond in a felony possession of cocaine case.
— The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024 -
If there was a way for the Buckeyes to avoid the problem of fewer possessions, scoring in a handful of plays is the best way to avoid that.
— Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023 -
She was charged with one count of retail theft and possession of fentanyl.
— Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023 -
Six of the flags were against the defense, including three on the final possession of the first half, which allowed Hawaii (1-3) to get on the board with a field goal.
— oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023 -
Hepburn missed a three-pointer late in the possession but Mulcahy missed and Wahl grabbed the rebound.
— Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2023 -
The gun is not in possession of law enforcement at this time, Schierbaum said.
— Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2023
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