repossess

Example Sentences

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When borrowers default or people can no longer justify maintenance fees, timeshare operators can repossess or cheaply buy back their vacation ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

In December 2023, bailiffs alerted police after going to repossess the premises on Nobes Avenue because of unpaid debts.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Allowing the lender to repossess the vehicle is one option.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

Even so, the mortgage arrears on his two-bedroom flat eventually grew to about £13,000 and his bank said if that figure was not reduced to below £8,000 it would seek to repossess his home.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

His family was asleep in the bunk bed that the store had now threatened to repossess.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times