repossess
verb (used with object)
to regain ownership of; to take back, especially for failure to make due payment.
were repossessing
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past progressiveof repossess.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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Lesley Bates KC, prosecuting, previously said the bodies of two elderly men were found by court agents who were repossessing the premises because of debts including more than £13,000 in unpaid rent.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Death and impurity were repossessing themselves of their prey.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Honor? de Balzac
