possessive

Example Sentences

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On a surface level, I think Brontë created an archetype that has lived on — the brooding, possessive self-made man type.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

With her husband so frequently absent, child-rearing fell almost entirely to Frances, who proved a loving but possessive mother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The inquest has also heard that Gunner Beck received thousands of messages from another senior colleague, Bombardier Ryan Mason, whom she described as being "psychotic and possessive".

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

As it moved through TikTok and Instagram, the term focused solely on the plural possessive, as people jokingly addressed their intangible audiences.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024

But really it was obvious they adored the sister-in-law-cousin who encouraged them in their small rebellions against their possessive only brother.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez