Example Sentences

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She didn’t have a computer, and even if she had possessed one, living in rural Whatcom County prevented her from accessing the internet at home.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

She says the healer told her the depression was caused by a "jinn lover" who had possessed her.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Ukraine’s military had eagerly awaited the arrival of the first batch of truck-mounted, multiple-rocket launchers, whose satellite-guided rockets have a range of more than 40 miles, greater than anything Ukraine had possessed.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

I had to do this thing that had possessed me, and I can’t really say how I did it other than I was determined to do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2021

She was glad he could not see her blush; what had possessed her to leave the house in her nightdress?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood