possession
noun
the act or fact of possessing.
possessions
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pluralof possession.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Led by Doncic, the Lakers are second in scoring with 122.5 points per game and first in offensive rating with 121.9 points per 100 possessions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Their defensive rating of 114 points allowed per 100 possessions is tied with the Clippers for 20th in the NBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
His greatest successes were founded on piracy, above all his lucrative raids in 1578-79 on Spanish possessions in the Pacific.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Her mother would often pawn the family’s possessions for money, she told Jackson, and never get them back.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
They had come running in, without any thought to securing the plane or their possessions.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
