possess
verb (used with object)
to have as belonging to one; have as property; own.
were 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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Or where Ben-Jamin teams up the Crowned Sorceress, Sam O’Mal, to exorcise the vicious spirits that were possessing Hudsonien so he can find happiness again.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
A new day had dawned upon the world; new possibilities, vast and undefined, were presenting themselves; new thoughts were possessing the minds of men; new blood was throbbing in their veins.
From England under the Tudors by Arthur D. (Arthur Donald) Innes
The sun had dipped behind the woods and the long shades were possessing the insolent horsemen one by one.
From Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling
With a choking cry he took the slim little hand in both his rough and twisted ones much as if he were possessing himself of a treasured bit of eggshell china.
From Miss Billy's Decision by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
I suggested that she return home to her parents, and she insisted that the demons were possessing them too.
From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Mark Eliot Laxer
