How to Use possession in a Sentence

possession

noun

• The family lost all of its possessions in the fire.
• The city can take possession of the abandoned buildings.
• She came into possession of a rare silver coin.
• The defendant was charged with heroin possession.
• This ring was my mother's most precious possession.
• The then 18-year-old is charged with drug possession, but the judge drops the case.
  — Vulture, 25 Apr. 2023
• What’s changed is the Leafs are no longer a possession team (24th in the league).
  — James Mirtle, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
• The 21-year-old was in possession of knives, the release said.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
• The game was played within a possession for most of the first half.
  — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
• And the defense has been put in a bad spot on each of the first two possessions.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
• She was charged with having the handgun, as well as the possession of the drugs.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2024
• The key to the run was draw and time of possession dominance.
  — Craig Clary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
• The driver was released and told to find a valid driver to take possession of the car.
  — cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
• Seattle scored on four straight possessions down the stretch to seal it.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• The easy way: wait for the squatter to leave the home and secure possession of the property while they’re gone.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
• A couple of weeks ago, the Suns lost a possession because of Beal’s loose laces.
  — Fred Katz, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
• The Cowboys made 3s on their next two possessions and led by five again.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Coyle carried the ball nine times, capping the possession with a 9-yard plunge.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2022
• Troopers responded to the lake and took possession of the kayak and a dry bag attached to it.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023
• Dort came up with the biggest defensive play of the game for UW on the second play of the possession.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2022
• In addition, the person would have to report the name of the person who took possession of the firearm to the local clerk of the court.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• The lawsuit will be settled with the city paying the Lodge in total the value of the building on the day the city took possession in 2020.
  — Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2023
• One came on the first possession of the second half after Mahomes had returned to the game.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2023
• Thus Self was forced to decide whether to let the possession play out or foul to send the Knights to the line with them needing three, not two, to force OT.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Jan. 2025
• On the opening possession, Cook was stopped on fourth-and-1 near midfield in a preview of what was to come.
  — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• Green added Teasley was in possession of a plane ticket to Detroit.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
• On Baltimore’s first four possessions, the offense went three-and-out in three of them.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
• The measure does not bar the possession of such weapons by people who already have them.
  — Gene Johnson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2023
• Bledsoe was out of bond in a felony possession of cocaine case.
  — The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
• Indeed, the possession of large-scale nuclear arms has been such a powerful tool to gain influence that these weapons have not been used in 80 years.
  — Tomas J. Philipson, National Review, 30 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2025