- present tense form of possess (3rd person singular).
possesses
Example Sentences
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City have won back-to-back games at the start of the Premier League season and Maresca will now have a selection dilemma each game as he possesses an embarrassment of riches to choose from.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
China alone possesses a manufacturing base far larger than America’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
There’s Olive, 12, from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose goal is to sell 8,000 boxes and who already possesses the polished ease of someone who understands how to speak to an audience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Researchers, including Dr. Marcus Lower from Swinburne University of Technology, investigated this long-standing quantum mystery by studying a magnetar, a rare type of neutron star that possesses the strongest magnetic fields known in the universe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
If he possesses at birth some qualities that make him less susceptible than others to poisons he is more likely to survive and produce children.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
