possessive

Example Sentences

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As for our local businesses, drop the possessive “S.”

From Seattle Times

The New York Times uses a plural possessive, “Presidents’,” noting in a stylebook entry that “the name reflects the decision by some states to use the holiday to honor both Washington and Lincoln.”

From New York Times

On the subject of possessive apostrophes, our stylebook stipulates: “Use ‘s to form the possessive of singular nouns, proper names and nicknames ending in a sounded s: Lucas’s new movie, the boss’s secretary …”

From Washington Post

Harpster is at once fiercely proud of his program and at the same time possessive of the data behind it.

From Salon

He was possessive, Olvera said, and she began seeing changes in her sister.

From Seattle Times