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
• The 21-year-old was in possession of knives, the release said.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
• 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
• The Cowboys made 3s on their next two possessions and led by five again.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• If there was a way for the Buckeyes to avoid the problem of fewer possessions, scoring in a handful of plays is the best way to avoid that.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• She was charged with one count of retail theft and possession of fentanyl.
  — Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
• The Commanders will take over for their first possession on their own 34.
  — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
• Six of the flags were against the defense, including three on the final possession of the first half, which allowed Hawaii (1-3) to get on the board with a field goal.
  — oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
• Hepburn missed a three-pointer late in the possession but Mulcahy missed and Wahl grabbed the rebound.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2023
• The gun is not in possession of law enforcement at this time, Schierbaum said.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2023
• The Heat then forced a 24-second violation, putting them in possession down one with five seconds to play.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024