Example Sentences

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The way the defender slowed Antonio down and then stood him up before dispossessing him wasn't merely impressive, it was defending of the highest quality.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

But it also ordered local authorities to seal off and protect the area where the stone shaft was found, dispossessing Muslims of a portion of the mosque they had used until this month.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

And then came the white settlers and the commercializing of the hot springs, effectively dispossessing them from their own lands, even though some tribes tried to assert their legal claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021

The U.S. government and its military did the bulk of the dispossessing of Native Americans.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2020

It felt oddly dispossessing, being handed this first legal proof of my personhood: until that moment, it had never occurred to me that proof was required.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover