possess
verb (used with object)
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
was possessing
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past progressiveof possess.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I had no idea I was possessing such a treasure of "breathtaking frequency and single-mindedness."
From Time Magazine Archive
At one point in her dream her daddy had appeared, only he was possessing Richard Caruthers, giving Ophie a dollar so that she could go see a movie and get an ice cream cone.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
“The bit of soul in that diary was possessing Ginny, wasn’t it? How does that work, then?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
He felt only that the sensation of fear and delight was possessing him more and more powerfully, and he asked with astonishment, "What is this?"
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
An extreme weariness was possessing him, as though he had been straining his intellect in attention to some difficult subject.
From The Nether World by Gissing, George
