How to Use repossess in a Sentence

repossess

verb

• The bank repossessed her truck.
• In that case, the lender has to repossess the car and get their money back.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 15 Dec. 2022
• The value of a car that has been stolen or repossessed.
  — Idalia Garcia, Car and Driver, 6 July 2023
• And then, as if in a dream, Jimmie and Montgomery repossess the place for their own, and move right in.
  — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2019
• If the business doesn’t maintain the pots and/or do not replant them next year, the Town reserves the right to repossess them.
  — courant.com, 14 July 2021
• His car was repossessed and his wages were garnished to pay student loan debt.
  — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2024
• His car was repossessed and his wages were garnished to pay student loan debt.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2024
• Police asked her then whether her car might have been repossessed.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, 2 Apr. 2018
• Her mother was forced to work and the family car was repossessed.
  — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2020
• The company threatened to repossess his car, sell it and keep the profit.
  — Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2022
• The woman stated that men were at her house trying to repossess her car.
  — cleveland, 29 Jan. 2020
• Getting your car repossessed is one of the most frustrating things to deal with as a driver.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• Punker Otto tries to repossess a Chevy Malibu with something alien and atomic in the trunk.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
• So with the good lord having repossessed the car, in a manner of speaking, Gabriel is now back in Negan’s clutches.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2018
• The thought her car might be repossessed was frightening.
  — NBC News, 21 Oct. 2019
• In the worst-case scenario, if there is no forbearance from lenders, banks could call in loans and repossess assets.
  — Jack Sidders, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
• Her parents' home had been repossessed a few months ago, Sandrin said.
  — Valentina Di Donato and Chandrika Narayan, CNN, 16 June 2017
• Sheila Warren and her then-husband repossessed cars for him.
  — CBS News, 25 Apr. 2023
• It was found shortly after that the woman's bank repossessed the auto.
  — Steve Davenport, cleveland.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• Police said the two men were trying to repossess Reccord's 2006 van.
  — Clifford Ward, Naperville Sun, 27 Apr. 2017
• If a borrower fails to repay the loan, the lender can repossess the collateral to recoup some or all of their loss.
  — Tanza Loudenback, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
• He was evicted from his apartment, his car was repossessed and he was left homeless and craving more drugs.
  — Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• At the beginning of the month, a court granted ARI’s request to repossess all of the cars Redbox has been leasing from the company.
  — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 5 July 2024
• Russia would send a force of 6,000 combat troops to repossess Alaska.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
• If a borrower defaults on a loan, the lender can repossess the vehicle.
  — Craig Harris, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2022
• Hum Motors had been looking for the man to repossess the vehicle, Emry said.
  — John Sowell, idahostatesman, 25 May 2017
• The company also retains the right to repossess the animals if its terms weren't met.
  — Leada Gore, AL.com, 12 June 2017
• The mansion was repossessed by the bank, which sold it to the Rebbe’s father-in-law, a rabbi who had just fled the Nazis in Poland and was looking for a headquarters for the Lubavitchers.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• This comes at the tail end of a month in which the DVD rental company defaulted on loans, saw an order for its cars to be repossessed, and missed payroll for employees.
  — Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 29 June 2024
• Work with your lender: Many lenders prefer to avoid repossessing your vehicle, as this usually gets them significantly less money.
  — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 July 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024