possessed
Example Sentences
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But it will probably take years for Bronin to acquire the credibility on Social Security that Larson possessed, even assuming that he wishes to do so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
By Hector Berlioz writing of a possessed piano that plays itself, or by Kim Stanley Robinson’s fictional “Holywelkin’s Orchestra,” which turns mere thought into musical reality?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The analysis also concluded that the common ancestor of all insects possessed conjugated sperm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
What on Earth possessed Nolan, a notoriously detail-oriented director, to tap the all-purpose flour of movie stars to portray one of the most storied heroes in literature?
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
He stood on his hind legs and threw his head skyward, howling like the possessed monster they thought him to be.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
