possession

Example Sentences

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From possession, passing and slowly building chances to a more direct approach bolstered by set-pieces and the return of the long throw.

From BBC

It was the same story: the same tight-clutched possessions, the same fearful glance and tentative tread.

From Literature

That case involved two Belgian teenagers, who were arrested in possession of nearly 5,000 ants, mostly stored in test tubes.

From Barron's

Duke, the 2026 top overall seed, has a score of 38.90—meaning the Blue Devils would be expected to blow out a team by nearly 39 points over 100 possessions.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It was the last possession in the world she would ever have gotten rid of.”

From MarketWatch