- past tense form of dispossess.
- past participle of dispossess.
dispossessed
Example Sentences
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Though they heard promises that they would find “care centers” in their new locales, many of the dispossessed complained that they got nothing and that their lives became harder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Winning a judgment in Miami federal court doesn’t mean that dispossessed families will get their assets back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sure enough, Gordon was dispossessed far too easily by Iliman Ndiaye in the build-up to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall picking out Barry at the back post.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
With six minutes of regular time remaining, he dispossessed an opponent, surged forward and coolly fired the ball into the net.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
It is no longer concerned primarily with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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