Example Sentences

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When the nefarious Pilkington Industries repossesses Manor Farm after a failure to make payments, the animals inhabiting the stead are nearly trucked off to their demise.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

That is certainly a possibility, but it is a long, legal process before a lender repossesses somebody's home.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022

And when buyers lose everything, the company repossesses the houses and sells them anew.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2015

He repossesses about 600 cars a year, getting paid an average of about $350 a car, mostly, if not always, by himself.

From Washington Times • Feb. 6, 2015

No. Bank repossesses your land, that’s what happens.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson