possum

Example Sentences

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“Touchcandy, Lutefisk, Centimeters, Rob from Possum Dixon and Sissy Bar … this is the exact kind of beautiful symphonic chaos that defined that ’90s era.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Every 30-minute episode opens with co-hosts Auntie Lena and Possum modeling a supportive, caring relationship and introducing the social-emotional theme.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

The Possum Kingdom Lake fire, around 70 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas, was 15% contained.

From Washington Times • Jul. 21, 2022

In the words of the mid-20th-century cartoonist Walt Kelly's comic-strip character, Pogo the Possum, "We have met the enemy and it is us."

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2022

I’m having to remind myself of that particular hard with each passing sunrise that takes us closer to them thieves and farther off from Possum Moan and the last time Cap’n Buck took a bath.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis