possessed
Example Sentences
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Byrne, possessed of the saddest, most compelling resting face since Garbo’s, broke through in the U.S. with “The Dead Girl,” “28 Weeks Later” and the FX series “Damages.”
From Los Angeles Times
Until this fossil came to light, there was no evidence that dinosaurs possessed hollow skin based spines of this kind.
From Science Daily
Ukrainians possessed intimate knowledge of every road junction, bridge, tunnel, marsh, river and choke point that could be exploited against a mechanized force dependent on road networks.
In a letter to Lord Mandelson, two Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee said it is "clear" the former British ambassador to the US "possessed extensive social and business ties" to Epstein.
From BBC
When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
