possessed

Example Sentences

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Alec Baldwin, who also starred in the film, said O'Hara possessed "a quality that was all her own" and described her as "one of the greatest comic talents in the movie business".

From BBC

Delia is possessed by a ghoul who makes her sing the Caribbean number in the voice of Belafonte while she gyrates with her mortified dinner guests.

From Los Angeles Times

As played by the terrific Mr. Lutken, he is cordial but laconic, and possessed of a cool, dry humor.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is a Liverpool side no longer feared - one that has lost the aura they possessed while romping to the title last season.

From BBC

Papers cost two cents, and that was more money than I possessed in the world.

From Literature