ours
Americanpronoun
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(a form of the possessive case of we used as a predicate adjective).
Which house is ours?
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that or those belonging to us.
Ours was given second prize. Ours are in the car.
pronoun
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something or someone belonging to or associated with us
ours have blue tags
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belonging to or associated with us
Etymology
Origin of ours
1250–1300; Middle English (originally north) ures, oures. See our, 's 1
Example Sentences
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Ours is a nation, Fiedler would argue, sustained by the dream of “an escape from culture and a renewal of youth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Ours was a fantasy, but it had a simplicity and innocence to it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Ours is the most detailed accounting to date of the U.S. citizen children whose immigrant parents have been arrested, detained and in many cases deported.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Ours is to focus on long-term earnings and cash flows.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
“It was about the same time that my Wild Man ran away with the hunt. Ours was a boar hunt too.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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