possession
Example Sentences
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To achieve that in an effective way, when Arsenal regain possession in deep areas, they must get passes and runners past the City back-line, by playing up, back and through.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
City will dominate possession despite that high press and will spend a lot of time in Arsenal's final third.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Adora is also in possession of “one of the weirder jobs”: a fellowship from the partially paralyzed, mind-bogglingly rich descendant of a steel baron to provide moral training to his spoiled, acquisitive preteen twin sons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
And then suddenly he does: This is a ghost story, a possession tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“Once in possession of the diary, the ink proved more stubborn than I expected. Again, you have provided a solution when I had nearly given up.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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