- possessive of whoever.
whosever
Americanpronoun
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(the possessive case of whoever used as an adjective).
Whosever wagon this is, get it out of here. Whosever is this ridiculous hat?
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the one or ones belonging to whomever.
Whosever will win, do you think?
Etymology
Origin of whosever
Example Sentences
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Clothes that show whosever wearing them in their best light, to show off their beauty but in a way that never degrades them in any way,” Griffiths said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
God bless them, whosever those voices might be!
From Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty by Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield
One glance showed Mary that the letter, whosever it was, had brought unusual news.
From The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
That blunder, whosever fault it was, not only lost the Soudan to Egypt, but caused the death of many of our brave soldiers, to say nothing of Gordon himself.
From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Seton Churchill
But whosever fault it was, it wasn't yours.'
From The Convert by Elizabeth Robins
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